Briarwood Park
Managed by Deerfield Park District
17 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Passenger Depot · Photo: Teemu08 · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Deerfield
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Deerfield
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 7.0 miles of mapped trail cross Deerfield, 1.3 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Briarwood Park (0.9 mi), Woodland Park (0.7 mi), Maplewood Park (0.7 mi).
Ahead of 83% of U.S. towns · #162 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
167 acres · of 5.5 sq mi of land
Trails
7.0 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
181 ac
9.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.4 mi
2.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Deerfield?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Deerfield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Deerfield is ahead of 83% of U.S. towns, #162 of 768 in Illinois. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Deerfield’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4APark land9.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (181 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13C+Parks 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 83%
LessMore
Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 79%
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 Briarwood Park, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Maplewood Park
Managed by Deerfield Park District
11 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Jewett Park
Managed by Deerfield Park Ditrict
14 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Floral Park
Managed by Deerfield Park District
13 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Jaycee Memorial Park
Managed by Deerfield Park District
9 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Trail Tree Park
Managed by Deerfield Park District
5 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trail signWebsite ↗
All 17 parks & preserves
Briarwood Park17 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · Deerfield Park District
DirectionsWoodland Park18 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
DirectionsMaplewood Park11 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · Deerfield Park District
DirectionsJewett Park14 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · Deerfield Park Ditrict
DirectionsFloral Park13 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · Deerfield Park District
DirectionsJaycee Memorial Park9 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · Deerfield Park District
DirectionsTrail Tree Park5 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Deerfield Park District
DirectionsKeller Park8 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Deerfield Park District
Shepard Park7 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Deerfield Park District
Walden Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Pine Street Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Clavery Park14 acres
Deerspring Park9 acres · Deerfield Park District
DirectionsWilmot Park5 acres · Deerfield Park District
South Park5 acres · Deerfield Park District
Kipling Park2 acres · Deerfield Park District
DirectionsDeerfield Historic Village1 acres · Deerfield Area Historical Society.
DirectionsWho protects it
167 conserved acres
5% of Deerfield’s land. Who manages Deerfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency147 ac
Town or city19 ac
Local Park · 166 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caruso Park Local Park | Regional agency | 20 | Open |
| Briarwood Nature Area Local Park | Regional agency | 19 | Open |
| Woodland Park - Deerfield Local Park | Regional agency | 18 | Open |
| Deerspring Park And Pool Local Park | Regional agency | 15 | Open |
| Brickyards Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| James C Mitchell Park Local Park | Regional agency | 13 | Open |
| Jewett Park Local Park | Regional agency | 13 | Open |
| Maplewood Park Local Park | Regional agency | 10 | Open |
| Jaycee Park - Deerfield Local Park | Regional agency | 9 | Open |
| Shepard Park Local Park | Regional agency | 8 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
16 places to go in Deerfield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Deerfield
15 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Deerfield
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
30Tennis
27Baseball
26Soccer
9Basketball
7Pickleball
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 7 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Passenger DepotBuilding · listed 1998
About itWhen to get out
September is the best month for walking in Deerfield
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 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 69 | 78 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 48 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Deerfield →
Next door
Deerfield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deerfield | 5% | 1.3 | 9 | 99%+ | A− |
| Highland Park | 10% | 2.6 | 24 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Northbrook | 7% | 1.2 | 14 | 91% | A− |
| Riverwoods | 13% | 2.6 | 62 | 74% | A |
| Bannockburn | 8% | 0.1 | 98 | 99%+ | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Deerfield
Where can I hike in Deerfield?
The longest trail networks: Briarwood Park, 0.9 miles; Woodland Park, 0.7 miles; Maplewood Park, 0.7 miles; Jewett Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Deerfield is conserved land?
5% 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 Deerfield’s trails?
Briarwood Park and Woodland Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Deerfield?
2.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Deerfield?
13,231 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Deerfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 181 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Deerfield have?
Ahead of 83% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #162 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 Deerfield 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 →