Paul Douglas Forest Preserve
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County
1,238 acres16.1 mi of trail
CAMBr Yellow TrailCAMBr Orange TrailCAMBR Brown TrailCAMBR Tan Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois · CC BY-SA 2.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Hoffman Estates
6% of Hoffman Estates’ land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 35 miles of mapped trail cross Hoffman Estates, 1.7 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Paul Douglas Forest Preserve (16.1 mi), Poplar Creek Forest Preserve (3.8 mi), Village of Hoffman Estates Village Green (0.8 mi).
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns · #84 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
754 acres · of 20.5 sq mi of land
Trails
35 mi
1.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
899 ac
18 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
29 mi
6.5 mi lanes · 23 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
4
What kind of outdoors town is Hoffman Estates?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hoffman Estates have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hoffman Estates is ahead of 90% of U.S. towns, #84 of 768 in Illinois. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hoffman Estates’ overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (35 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4APark land18 acres of park per 1,000 residents (899 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13BParks 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 90%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 89%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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 Paul Douglas Forest Preserve, with 16.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Poplar Creek Forest Preserve
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County
2,817 acres3.8 mi of trail
Poplar Creek Orange Unpaved TrailPoplar Creek Black Unpaved TrailPoplar Creek Yellow Unpaved TrailPoplar Creek Purple Unpaved Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
Village of Hoffman Estates Village Green
Park
13 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Black Bear Park
Park
24 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Charlemagne Park
Park
20 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Evergreen Park
Park
10 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 73 parks & preserves
Paul Douglas Forest Preserve1,238 acres · 16.1 mi of trail · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
DirectionsPoplar Creek Forest Preserve2,817 acres · 3.8 mi of trail · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
DirectionsVillage of Hoffman Estates Village Green13 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
DirectionsCannon Crossings Park26 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
DirectionsBlack Bear Park24 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Charlemagne Park20 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Vogelei Park11 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
DirectionsEvergreen Park10 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Willow Recreation Area15 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsPine Park10 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
South Ridge Lake Park26 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsOlmstead Park10 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsEisenhower Park10 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsJuniper Park7 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsHuntington Park7 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsCanterbury Park Place5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsVictoria Park105 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsJoseph L. Fabbrini Park45 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsCottonwood Park23 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsHunters Ridge Wetlands Park22 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Shoe Factory Road Woods15 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Seminole Park14 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsCanterbury Fields Park11 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsChino Park7 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Community Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Fairview Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Lombardy Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsField Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Princeton Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Westbury Lake Park15 acres
DirectionsBeacon Point Wetlands Park14 acres
Highland Park12 acres
Walnut Pond11 acres
DirectionsChestnut Park10 acres
Kingston Park10 acres
Oak Park9 acres
DirectionsSycamore Park9 acres
DirectionsHunters Ridge Wetlands9 acres
North Twin Park9 acres
DirectionsSouth Twin Park8 acres
DirectionsTall Oaks Park8 acres
Birch Park8 acres
Freedom Run Dog Park7 acres
DirectionsRohrssen Park6 acres
Whispering Lake Park5 acres
Cipri Park5 acres
Locust Park5 acres
North Ridge Lake Park5 acres
DirectionsLincoln Park5 acres
New Brittany Park5 acres
DirectionsPrinceton Place Basin4 acres
Black Bear Park North4 acres
Poplar Park4 acres
DirectionsValley Park4 acres
Wilmington Park4 acres
Pebble Park4 acres
Maple Park3 acres
DirectionsHoffman Park3 acres
Meadow Park3 acres
DirectionsNorth Greenway Park3 acres
DirectionsDouglas Park3 acres
Colony Park3 acres
Armstrong Park3 acres
Arbor Day Park3 acres
DirectionsColony Point Nature Area2 acres
Sloan Park2 acres
Walnut Grove Pond2 acres
DirectionsWillow Park1 acres
DirectionsThornbark Park1 acres
Tropicana Park1 acres
Hunters Ridge Basin1 acres
Sundance Park1 acres
DirectionsEssex Park1 acres
Who protects it
754 conserved acres
6% of Hoffman Estates’ land. Who manages Hoffman Estates’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency482 ac
Town or city272 ac
Local Park · 557 acUnknown · 178 acLocal Recreation Area · 9 acLocal Conservation Area · 8 acState Conservation Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridges of Poplar Creek Country Club Unknown | Town or city | 143 | Open |
| Victoria Park Local Park | Regional agency | 106 | Open |
| High Point Park Local Park | Regional agency | 38 | Open |
| South Ridge Park Local Park | Regional agency | 29 | Open |
| Cannon Crossings Park Local Park | Regional agency | 25 | Open |
| Charlemagne Park Local Park | Regional agency | 20 | Open |
| Bo's Run Dog Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Canterbury Park Place Local Park | Regional agency | 16 | Open |
| Westbury Park Local Park | Regional agency | 16 | Open |
| Seminole Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
72 places to go in Hoffman Estates
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Hoffman Estates
Bode-Salem Playground
DirectionsHoffman Estates Community Park PlaygroundIn Community Park
DirectionsHoffman Estates Park District PlaygroundIn Community Park
DirectionsHoffman Estates Park District PlaygroundIn Community Park
DirectionsVogelei Splash PadIn Vogelei Park
Directions69 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Dog parks in Hoffman Estates
Bo's Run Dog ParkIn Willow Recreation Area
DirectionsFishing spots in Hoffman Estates
1 fishing spot without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Disc golf in Hoffman Estates
1 disc golf course without a name on the map.
Trails & water
13 named trails and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 16.0 miHorses · 2.8 miUnpaved · 10.5 mi
CAMBr Yellow Trail3.6 mi
CAMBr Orange Trail3.3 mi
CAMBR Brown Trail2.9 mi
CAMBR Tan Trail2.2 mi
Poplar Creek Orange Unpaved Trail1.1 mi
CAMBR Purple Trail1.0 mi
Poplar Creek Black Unpaved Trail0.6 mi
Poplar Creek Yellow Unpaved Trail0.5 mi
Poplar Creek Purple Unpaved Trail0.3 mi
Poplar Creek Green Unpaved Trail0.2 mi
3 more trails
Poplar Creek Tan Unpaved Trail
0.2 miCAMBR Green Trail
0.1 miCAMBR Red Trail
0.1 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
29 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
6.5 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
23 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
44Tennis
31Baseball
17Soccer
16Pickleball
15Basketball
12Beach volleyball
10Tracks
5Football
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.
Sunderlage Farm SmokehouseBuilding · listed 1990
About itWhen to get out
September is the best month for walking in Hoffman Estates
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) | 30 | 35 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 62 | 47 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Hoffman Estates →
Next door
Hoffman Estates and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Barrington Township73 miBarrington Hills61 miPalatine Township52 miHoffman Estates35 miSchaumburg18 miSouth Barrington6.1 miStreamwood6.0 miInverness1.5 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoffman Estates | 6% | 1.7 | 18 | 99%+ | A |
| Schaumburg | 8% | 0.9 | 15 | 99%+ | A |
| South Barrington | 3% | 0.8 | 31 | 79% | B+ |
| Streamwood | 5% | 0.8 | 9 | 99%+ | A− |
| Inverness | 5% | 0.2 | 13 | 80% | B |
| Barrington Township | 7% | 2.1 | 82 | 79% | A |
| Palatine Township | 10% | 1.4 | 8 | 97% | A− |
| Barrington Hills | 8% | 2.3 | 282 | 36% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hoffman Estates
Where can I hike in Hoffman Estates?
The longest trail networks: Paul Douglas Forest Preserve, 16.1 miles; Poplar Creek Forest Preserve, 3.8 miles; Village of Hoffman Estates Village Green, 0.8 miles; Cannon Crossings Park, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hoffman Estates is conserved land?
6% 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 Hoffman Estates’ trails?
Paul Douglas Forest Preserve and Poplar Creek Forest Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Hoffman Estates?
29 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.5 of painted or protected lanes and 23 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Hoffman Estates?
29,694 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hoffman Estates or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 922 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hoffman Estates have?
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #84 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 Hoffman Estates 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 →