Cicero Community Park
Managed by Clyde Park District
9 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Teemu08 · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Cicero
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Cicero
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Cicero Community Park (0.8 mi). 68 acres are parks and preserves, 0.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns · #515 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
59 acres · of 5.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.9 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
68 ac
0.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Cicero?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cicero have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cicero is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns, #515 of 768 in Illinois. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cicero’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land0.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (68 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13DParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 48%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 33%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B+. 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 Cicero Community Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Columbus Park
Managed by Clyde Park District
12 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Warren Park
Managed by Clyde Park District
3 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Cicero Sports Complex
Managed by Clyde Park District
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 14 parks & preserves
Cicero Community Park9 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · Clyde Park District
DirectionsColumbus Park12 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Clyde Park District
DirectionsWarren Park3 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Clyde Park District
Clyde Park4 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Clyde Park District
Parkholme Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Clyde Park District
DirectionsNorth Clyde Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Clyde Park District
DirectionsCicero Sports Complex7 acres · Clyde Park District
DirectionsHawthorne Park5 acres · Hawthorne Park District
Kolar Park4 acres · Clyde Park District
Cicero Park4 acres · Clyde Park District
DirectionsManor Park3 acres · Clyde Park District
DirectionsNorth Warren Park2 acres · Clyde Park District
West Morton Park1 acres · Clyde Park District
DirectionsEast Parkholme1 acres · Clyde Park District
DirectionsWho protects it
59 conserved acres
2% of Cicero’s land. Who manages Cicero’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city34 ac
Regional agency24 ac
Local Park · 50 acLocal Recreation Area · 8 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Cicero Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Cicero Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Cicero Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Hawthorne Park Local Park | Regional agency | 5 | Open |
| Clyde Park Local Park | Regional agency | 4 | Open |
| Kolar Park Local Park | Regional agency | 4 | Open |
| Parkholme Park Local Park | Regional agency | 4 | Open |
| Warren Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Manor Park Local Park | Regional agency | 2 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
13 places to go in Cicero
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Cicero
3 public pools without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
12Baseball
7Soccer
7Tennis
6Basketball
1Hockey rinks
1Beach volleyball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place 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.
Morton, J. Sterling, High School East AuditoriumBuilding · listed 1983
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Cicero: April, July 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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 47 | 59 | 70 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Cicero →
Next door
Cicero and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cicero | 2% | 0.3 | 1 | 99%+ | B− |
| Chicago | 8% | 1.1 | 4 | 99% | A− |
| Berwyn | 2% | 0.6 | 1 | 99%+ | B− |
| Berwyn Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Stickney | 6% | 0.1 | 12 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Stickney Township | 3% | 0.2 | 5 | 99% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cicero
Where can I hike in Cicero?
The longest trail networks: Cicero Community Park, 0.8 miles; Columbus Park, 0.4 miles; Warren Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cicero is conserved land?
2% 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 Cicero’s trails?
Cicero Community Park and Columbus Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cicero?
11,390 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cicero or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 68 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cicero have?
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #515 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 Cicero 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 →