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Heritage Park
Managed by Wheeling Park District
121 acres2.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Wheeling
Wheeling, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 5.1% of Wheeling is conserved land, roughly 1,179 acres. There are about 19 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Heritage Park (2.5 mi), Potawatomi Woods Preserve (1.4 mi), and Frontier Park (0.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Wheeling, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Wheeling outdoors
Conserved land
5.1%
1,179 of 22,932 acres
Trails
19 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi · 13 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
92
8 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
51.0 mi
6.8 mi lanes · 39.0 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.
2
Potawatomi Woods Preserve
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County
333 acres1.4 mi of trail
Des Plaines River Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
3
Frontier Park
Managed by Arlington Heights Park District
31 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Hasbrook Park
Managed by Arlington Heights Park District
13 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Centennial Park
Managed by Arlington Heights Park District
23 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
6
Camelot Park
Managed by Arlington Heights Park District
12 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
7
Lake Arlington Park
Managed by Arlington Heights Park District
94 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
8
Willow Trails Park
Managed by River Trails Park District
12 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 92 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 92 parks & preserves
Heritage Park121 acres · 2.5 mi of trail · Wheeling Park District
Potawatomi Woods Preserve333 acres · 1.4 mi of trail · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Frontier Park31 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · Arlington Heights Park District
Hasbrook Park13 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · Arlington Heights Park District
Centennial Park23 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · Arlington Heights Park District
Camelot Park12 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · Arlington Heights Park District
Lake Arlington Park94 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Arlington Heights Park District
Willow Trails Park12 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · River Trails Park District
Husky Park11 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Wheeling Park District
Raven Park10 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Arlington Heights Park District
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
1Beach116Playgrounds3Dog parks1Boat launch1Fishing spot1Scenic view8Picnic areas2Campgrounds1Community garden
Picnic areas in Wheeling
Camp Pine Woods Grove #1In Camp Pine Woods Preserve
Dam No. 1 Woods-East Grove #1In Dam Number 1 Woods Preserve
Dam No. 1 Woods-East Grove #2In Dam Number 1 Woods Preserve
Dam No. 2 Woods Grove #1In Dam Number 2 Woods
Lake Avenue Woods-West Grove #2In Lake Avenue Woods Preserves
Massasauga Family Picnic AreaHours: sunrise-sunset · In Dam Number 1 Woods Preserve
Potawatomi Woods Grove #1In Potawatomi Woods Preserve
Unnamed picnic area
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 2.8 miUnpaved 0.7 mi
- St. Peter Cross-Country Course and Exer-Trail0.3 mi
- Des Plaines River Trail0.1 mi
- Busse Park Path0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Lake ArlingtonpondLake TerramerePotawatomi PondpondWhite Pine Ditch ReservoirreservoirDes Plaines River
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,179 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes6.8 mi
- Off-road bike paths39.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes5.2 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis131
- Baseball101
- Basketball52
- Soccer48
- Football19
- Pickleball10
- Field hockey6
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Wheeling
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 951 acUnknown 226 acConservation Easement 9 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Orchard Country ClubUnknown | Town or city | 103 | Open |
| Heritage ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 98 | Open |
| Lake Arlington ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 92 | Open |
| Melas ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 69 | Open |
| Rob Roy Golf CourseUnknown | Town or city | 57 | Open |
| Woodland Trails ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 48 | Open |
| Sunset Meadows ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 40 | Open |
| Aquadome Indoor Pool at BGHSUnknown | Town or city | 33 | Open |
| Wheeling ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 26 | Open |
| Frontier ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
English CemeteryCemetery
Memory Gardens CemeteryCemetery
Randhill Park CemeteryCemetery
Saint Mary's CemeteryCemetery
Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran CemeteryCemetery
Shalom Memorial ParkCemetery
Wheeling CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Wheeling and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeling | 5.1% | 19.2 mi | 92 |
| Northfield | 8.8% | 55.1 mi | 61 |
| Palatine | 10.2% | 52.3 mi | 66 |
| Vernon | 18% | 43.5 mi | 67 |
| Arlington Heights | 4.8% | 10.3 mi | 51 |
| Wheeling | 3.1% | 3.8 mi | 8 |
| Palatine | 5% | 6.8 mi | 32 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Wheeling'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.