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Waukegan Savanna Forest Preserve
Managed by Lake County Forest Preserves
208 acres3.4 mi of trail
Dogs allowedMapped in OpenStreetMap
Outdoors · Wadsworth
Wadsworth, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 11% of Wadsworth is conserved land, roughly 684 acres. There are about 3.8 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Waukegan Savanna Forest Preserve (3.4 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Wadsworth, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Wadsworth outdoors
Conserved land
11%
684 of 6,311 acres
Trails
3.8 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
5
186 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
2.9 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 2.9 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.
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Wadsworth Savanna Forest Preserve
Managed by Lake County Forest Preserves
374 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
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Sedge Meadow Forest Preserve
Managed by Lake County Forest Preserves
299 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
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Oak-Hickory Forest Preserve
Managed by Lake County Forest Preserves
82 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Campgrounds in Wadsworth
Showing 1–10 of 16 campgrounds
Blue Heron
Brown Bat
Bullfrog
Camp OakarroNortheast Illinois Council, BSA
Chipmunk
Cotton Tail
Coyote
Horned Owl
Mallard
Muskrat
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
684 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 97 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 paths2.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis2
- Basketball1
- Pickleball1
- Baseball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Wadsworth
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Conservation Area 377 acConservation Easement 288 acState Conservation Area 193 acLocal Park 16 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sedge Meadow Forest PreserveLocal Conservation Area | Regional agency | 297 | Open |
| Wadsworth Prairie Nature PreserveState Conservation Area | Private owners | 193 | Closed |
| Oak-Hickory Forest Preserve 3Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 81 | Open |
| Wadsworth ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Orchard ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Mount Rest CemeteryCemetery
Saint Patricks CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Wadsworth and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Wadsworth'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.