1
Saint Joseph Community Park
Managed by Village of St. Joseph
40 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
Outdoors · St. Joseph
St. Joseph, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 9.7% of St. Joseph is conserved land, roughly 130 acres. St. Joseph has 3 named parks and preserves on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in St. Joseph, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
St. Joseph outdoors
Conserved land
9.7%
130 of 1,340 acres
Trails
0.4 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
3
34 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
1.1 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 1.1 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
B.J. Hackler Park
Managed by Village of St. Joseph
9 acres
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
3
Kolb Park
Managed by Village of St. Joseph
3 acres
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in St. Joseph
Unnamed playground in Kolb Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in B.J. Hackler Park
Unnamed playground in Saint Joseph Community Park
Who protects the land
130 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths1.1 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball7
- Soccer7
- Basketball5
- Football2
- Softball2
- Tennis1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in St. Joseph
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 64 acLocal Conservation Area 64 acLocal Park 55 acUnknown 11 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph WetlandLocal Conservation Area | Regional Water Districts | 64 | Open |
| St. Joseph Community ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 41 | Open |
| Kickapoo Rail TrailUnknown | Regional agency | 11 | Open |
| Crestwood ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Kolb ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about St. Joseph'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.