Brent Hassert Park
Park
47 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Cresthilladmin · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Crest Hill
8% of Crest Hill’s land is conserved: 482 acres
The biggest trail networks: Brent Hassert Park (0.7 mi), Crest Hill Community Park (0.5 mi). 86% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5.3 miles of mapped trail cross Crest Hill, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns · #230 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
482 acres · of 9.0 sq mi of land
Trails
5.3 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
359 ac
17 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
86%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
7.5 mi
7.5 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Crest Hill?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Crest Hill have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Crest Hill is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns, #230 of 768 in Illinois. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Crest Hill’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land17 acres of park per 1,000 residents (359 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to home86% 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 78%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 70%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to 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 Brent Hassert Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Crest Hill Community Park
Park
13 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Richland Center Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
482 conserved acres
8% of Crest Hill’s land. Who manages Crest Hill’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city235 ac
State conservation134 ac
Regional agency111 ac
Unknown · 235 acConservation Easement · 134 acLocal Recreation Area · 76 acLocal Park · 36 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 134 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Bluff Public Golf Club Unknown | Town or city | 235 | Open |
| Brent Hassert Park Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 76 | Open |
| Crest Hill Community Park Local Park | Regional agency | 20 | Open |
| Richland Park Local Park | Regional agency | 8 | Open |
| Cambridge Crest Park Local Park | Regional agency | 2 | Open |
| Chaney Pool Local Park | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
| Remington Park Local Park | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
| Remington Lakes Park Local Park | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
| Fields Of Longmeadow Park Local Park | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
| Renaissance Crossing Park Local Park | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
13 places to go in Crest Hill
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Crest Hill
13 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
7.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
7.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
5Baseball
1Tennis
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Crest Hill: 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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 36 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 49 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 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 Crest Hill →
Next door
Crest Hill 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crest Hill | 8% | 0.6 | 17 | 86% | A− |
| Joliet | 6% | 0.2 | 15 | 95% | B+ |
| Romeoville | 10% | 0.9 | 22 | 99% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Crest Hill
Where can I hike in Crest Hill?
The longest trail networks: Brent Hassert Park, 0.7 miles; Crest Hill Community Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Crest Hill is conserved land?
8% 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 Crest Hill’s trails?
Brent Hassert Park and Crest Hill Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Crest Hill?
7.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 7.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Crest Hill?
14,083 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Crest Hill or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 359 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Crest Hill have?
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #230 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 Crest Hill 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 →