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Homer T. Cook Memorial Park
Park
47 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Wauconda
Wauconda, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 6.9% of Wauconda is conserved land, roughly 253 acres. Wauconda has 9 named parks and preserves on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Wauconda, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Wauconda outdoors
Conserved land
6.9%
253 of 3,672 acres
Trails
0.7 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
9
18 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
4.8 mi
0.2 mi lanes · 4.6 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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Lakewood Forest Preserve
Managed by Lake County Forest Preserves
114 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
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Fieldbrook Park
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
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Saddlewood Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 9 parks & preserves
Homer T. Cook Memorial Park47 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Liberty Lakes Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Lakewood Forest Preserve114 acres · Lake County Forest Preserves
Fieldbrook Park10 acres
Saddlewood Park3 acres
Osage Park2 acres
Memorial Park1 acres
Beach Park1 acres
Oak Grove Park1 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Wauconda
Showing 1–10 of 18 playgrounds
Fishhook Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Osage Park
Unnamed playground in Homer T. Cook Memorial Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Homer T. Cook Memorial Park
Unnamed playground in Homer T. Cook Memorial Park
Who protects the land
253 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 114 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 lanes0.2 mi
- Off-road bike paths4.6 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis13
- Baseball12
- Soccer5
- Basketball4
- Football1
- Lacrosse1
- Multi-sport1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Wauconda
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 131 acUnknown Easement 117 acUnknown 43 acLocal Resource Management Area 3 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Memorial ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 47 | Open |
| Unnamed PropertyUnknown | Town or city | 43 | Open |
| Unknown ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 38 | Open |
| Lagoon ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 16 | Open |
| Fieldbrook ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 9 | Open |
| Fishhook ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 4 | Open |
| Beach ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 3 | Open |
| Sedgebrook ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 3 | Open |
| Saddlewood ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 3 | Open |
| Meadow View ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 3 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Andrew C. Cook HouseBuilding
Wauconda CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Wauconda and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wauconda | 6.9% | 0.7 mi | 9 |
| Wauconda | 4.3% | 1.9 mi | 14 |
| Fremont | 16.5% | 28.0 mi | 16 |
| Lake Barrington | 8.5% | 1.1 mi | 2 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Wauconda'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.