Jerome Huppert Woods Preserve
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County
6 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Wuhazet - Henryk Żychowski · CC BY 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Elmwood Park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Elmwood Park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2.1 miles of mapped trail cross Elmwood Park, 1.1 per square mile of land. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 0.2 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns · #482 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
4 acres · of 1.9 sq mi of land
Trails
2.1 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
0.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Elmwood Park?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Elmwood Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Elmwood Park is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns, #482 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 Elmwood Park’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land0.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (6 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 52%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 37%
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 Jerome Huppert Woods Preserve, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Central Park
Managed by Elmwood Park Park District
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Mills Park
Managed by Elmwood Park Park District
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Centennial Park
Managed by Elmwood Park Park District
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
4 conserved acres
under 1% of Elmwood Park’s land. Who manages Elmwood Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city3 ac
Local Park · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mills Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Central Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Bambi Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Elmwood Park
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Elmwood Park
3 playgrounds 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
2Baseball
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Elmwood Park: 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 47 | 59 | 70 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 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 Elmwood Park →
Next door
Elmwood Park 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmwood Park | under 1% | 1.1 | under 1 | 99%+ | B− |
| River Grove | under 1% | 1.6 | 1 | 79% | C+ |
| Leyden Township | 1% | 0.6 | 2 | 95% | B− |
| Chicago | 8% | 1.1 | 4 | 99% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Elmwood Park
Where can I hike in Elmwood Park?
The longest trail networks: Jerome Huppert Woods Preserve, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Elmwood Park is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Elmwood Park’s trails?
Jerome Huppert Woods Preserve and Central Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Elmwood Park?
10,313 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Elmwood Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Elmwood Park have?
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #482 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 Elmwood Park 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 →