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Lodge County Park
Nature preserve
462 acres5.5 mi of trail
draftequestrian trail draftdraft pine tree trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Sangamon
Sangamon, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 2.3% of Sangamon is conserved land, roughly 695 acres. There are about 9.4 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Lodge County Park (5.5 mi), Sangamon Park (0.7 mi), and Shady Rest Park (0.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Sangamon, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Sangamon outdoors
Conserved land
2.3%
695 of 30,031 acres
Trails
9.4 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 4 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
277 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
2.4 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 2.4 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
Sangamon Park
Nature preserve
81 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Shady Rest Park
Park
56 acres0.6 mi of trail
shady rest pathRiverside Traildraft shady rest path
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Sangamon
Unnamed playground in Lodge County Park
Unnamed playground in Lodge County Park
Trails
Named trails
Horses 5.9 miUnpaved 4.8 mi
- draft3.3 mi
- hope lives equestrian trail0.7 mi
- equestrian trail draft0.3 mi
- County Road E 1125 North0.3 mi
- draft pine tree trail0.2 mi
- shady rest path0.2 mi
- Riverside Trail0.1 mi
- draft shady rest path0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
695 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 298 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 paths2.4 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Equestrian2
- Baseball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Sangamon
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 349 acConservation Easement 327 acState Conservation Area 29 acUnknown 17 acPrivate Conservation 2 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lodge ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 349 | Open |
| Shady Rest Forest PreserveState Conservation Area | Regional agency | 29 | Closed |
| Sangamon River Corridor ReserveUnknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 17 | Open |
| Mahomet Botanical AreaPrivate Conservation | Private owners | 2 | Closed |
History
Historic places to visit
Argo CemeteryCemetery
Boyer CemeteryCemetery
Bucks Pond CemeteryCemetery
Camp Creek CemetaryCemetery
Hughes CemeteryCemetery
Ingram CemeteryCemetery
Mackey CemeteryCemetery
Madden CemeteryCemetery
Mallory CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Sangamon and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sangamon | 2.3% | 9.4 mi | 3 |
| Scott | 0.1% | 5.9 mi | 0 |
| Blue Ridge | 0% | 7.1 mi | 1 |
| Monticello | 3.6% | 8.2 mi | 4 |
| Goose Creek | 0.3% | 2.0 mi | 1 |
| Mahomet | 4.1% | 14.6 mi | 10 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Sangamon'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 22.2-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.