Corron Farm
Park
198 acres3.6 mi of trail
yellow trailred trailgreen trailpurple trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois · CC BY-SA 2.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Campton Hills
Campton Hills has 1,047 acres of parks, 96 for every 1,000 residents
16% of Campton Hills’ land is conserved, about 1,672 acres. 19 miles of mapped trail cross Campton Hills, 1.1 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Corron Farm (3.6 mi), Headwaters Park (3.2 mi), Harley Woods (1.5 mi).
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns · #58 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
16%
1,672 acres · of 16.9 sq mi of land
Trails
19 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,047 ac
96 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
77%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.2 mi
6.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
4
What kind of outdoors town is Campton Hills?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Campton Hills have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Campton Hills is ahead of 92% of U.S. towns, #58 of 768 in Illinois. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Campton Hills’ overall grade.
Conserved land16% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (19 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land96 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,047 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13AParks close to home77% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 92%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 93%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be A. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Corron Farm, with 3.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bolcum Road Wetlands Forest Preserve
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Kane County
40 acres1.5 mi of trail
Crescent Hill TrailMallard Lake Connector
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailheadWebsite ↗
All 10 parks & preserves
Corron Farm198 acres · 3.6 mi of trail
DirectionsHeadwaters Park275 acres · 3.2 mi of trail
DirectionsHarley Woods56 acres · 1.5 mi of trail
DirectionsBolcum Road Wetlands Forest Preserve40 acres · 1.5 mi of trail · Forest Preserve District of Kane County
DirectionsAndersen Park49 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
DirectionsPoet's Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Author's Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Campton Forest Preserve88 acres · Forest Preserve District of Kane County
DirectionsLegion Fields7 acres
DirectionsMeissner Prairie-Corron Forest Preserve1 acres · Forest Preserve District of Kane County
Who protects it
1,672 conserved acres
16% of Campton Hills’ land. Who manages Campton Hills’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city1,022 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits525 ac
Regional agency322 ac
State natural resources256 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)93 ac
County64 ac
Unknown · 807 acLocal Conservation Area · 557 acConservation Easement · 485 acAgricultural Easement · 249 acLocal Park · 121 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 186 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headwaters Conservation Area Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 343 | Open |
| Garfield Farm Museum Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 228 | Open |
| Gray Willows Farm Unknown | Town or city | 205 | Open |
| Corron Farm Unknown | Town or city | 197 | Open |
| Great Western Trail Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 118 | Open |
| Brown Road Meadows Unknown | Town or city | 84 | Open |
| Mongerson Park Local Park | Town or city | 67 | Open |
| Andersen Park Local Park | Town or city | 49 | Open |
| Harley Woods Unknown | Town or city | 44 | Open |
| Bolcum Road Wetlands Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 43 | Restricted |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
4 places to go in Campton Hills
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Campton Hills
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Scenic views in Campton Hills
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
12 named trails and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 4.6 miHorses · 2.7 miUnpaved · 8.9 mi
Great Western Trail1.9 mi
yellow trail0.8 mi
red trail0.6 mi
green trail0.3 mi
purple trail0.3 mi
orange loop trail0.3 mi
blue trail0.3 mi
pink trail0.2 mi
Crescent Hill Trail0.2 mi
teal trail0.2 mi
2 more trails
teal loop
0.1 miMallard Lake Connector
0.1 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
6.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
6.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Great Western TrailBike route
1.9 miCourts & fields
20Baseball
3Basketball
2Tennis
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Campton Hills: April and September
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 34 | 46 | 59 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 47 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
January is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Campton Hills →
Next door
Campton Hills and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
St. Charles Township40 miCampton Township32 miElgin20 miCampton Hills19 miSt. Charles17 miPlato Township5.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campton Hills | 16% | 1.1 | 96 | 77% | A |
| Elgin | 7% | 0.5 | 14 | 95% | A− |
| Campton Township | 13% | 0.9 | 114 | 79% | A |
| St. Charles Township | 12% | 1.2 | 42 | 97% | A |
| St. Charles | 11% | 1.2 | 26 | 98% | A |
| Plato Township | 10% | 0.2 | 120 | 54% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Campton Hills
Where can I hike in Campton Hills?
The longest trail networks: Corron Farm, 3.6 miles; Headwaters Park, 3.2 miles; Harley Woods, 1.5 miles; Bolcum Road Wetlands Forest Preserve, 1.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Campton Hills is conserved land?
16% of its land, against a typical 4% for an Illinois town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Campton Hills’ trails?
Corron Farm and Headwaters Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Campton Hills?
6.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.2 of off-road paths. Named routes: Great Western Trail.
Is there public land near Campton Hills?
27,450 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Campton Hills or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,351 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Campton Hills have?
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #58 of 768 in Illinois. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Campton Hills neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →