1
Glacial Park Conservation Area
Nature preserve
46 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
Outdoors · Richmond
Richmond, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 4.2% of Richmond is conserved land, roughly 115 acres. There are about 4.2 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Richmond, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Richmond outdoors
Conserved land
4.2%
115 of 2,730 acres
Trails
4.2 mi
1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
4
44 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
2.5 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 2.5 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Bennet Park
Park
17 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
North Branch Conservation Area
Nature preserve
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
4
Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Richmond
Unnamed playground in Bennet Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Who protects the land
115 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 26 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths2.5 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball4
- Soccer4
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Richmond
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 66 acConservation Easement 27 acState Conservation Area 13 acPrivate Conservation 11 acNational Wildlife Refuge 6 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glacial ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 48 | Open |
| State Line MarshState Conservation Area | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| North Branch of Nippersink CreekPrivate Conservation | Private owners | 11 | Restricted |
| Nippersink ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Bennett ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Hackmatack National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 6 | Restricted |
| Cotting ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Richmond CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Richmond's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.