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Nachusa Grasslands
Managed by The Nature Conservancy
2,126 acres14.3 mi of trail
Big Jump PrairieClear Creek Knolls
Dogs usually not allowedTypical for Nature Conservancy preserves. Check posted rules
Outdoors · Taylor
Taylor, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 27% of Taylor is conserved land, roughly 2,632 acres. There are about 16 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Nachusa Grasslands (14.3 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Taylor, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Taylor outdoors
Conserved land
27%
2,632 of 9,906 acres
Trails
16 mi
1.1 mi per sq mi · 13 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
1
named on the map
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 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.
Who protects the land
2,632 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 358 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 16 of 23 parcels. 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 paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Nearby
Taylor and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor | 26.6% | 16.3 mi | 1 |
| Nachusa | 10.2% | 14.2 mi | 3 |
| Oregon-Nashua | 18.7% | 39.0 mi | 12 |
| Franklin Grove | 5.7% | 5.7 mi | 6 |
| Ashton | 0.2% | 0.0 mi | 1 |
| Dixon | 3.2% | 13.8 mi | 21 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Taylor'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.