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Grassy Lake Forest Preserve
Managed by Lake County Forest Preserves
2 acres
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors · Tower Lakes
Tower Lakes, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 11% of Tower Lakes is conserved land, roughly 75 acres. Tower Lakes has 1 named park and preserve on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Tower Lakes, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Tower Lakes outdoors
Conserved land
11%
75 of 667 acres
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
1
68 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
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.
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
75 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 17 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 paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Tower Lakes
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 49 acLocal Conservation Area 23 acLocal Park 23 acState Conservation Area 11 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens For Conservation Open SpaceLocal Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 23 | Open |
| Tower Lakes Fen Nature PreserveState Conservation Area | Private owners | 11 | Closed |
| Roses ParkLocal Park | Private owners | 10 | Open |
| Wagner Fen Nature PreserveLocal Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Hussissian ParkLocal Park | Private owners | 1 | Open |
| Barsumian ParkLocal Park | Private owners | 1 | Open |
| Gorden Lewis ParkLocal Park | Private owners | 1 | Open |
| Bays ParkLocal Park | Private owners | 1 | Open |
Nearby
Tower Lakes and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Lakes | 11.2% | 0.1 mi | 1 |
| Lake Barrington | 8.5% | 1.1 mi | 2 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Tower Lakes'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.