Lone Grove Forest Preserve
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Kane County
115 acres1.6 mi of trail
East Loop TrailWest Loop Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in Kaneville Township
Kaneville Township has 116 acres of parks, 104 for every 1,000 residents
16% of Kaneville Township’s land is conserved, about 3,624 acres. The biggest trail networks: Lone Grove Forest Preserve (1.6 mi), Almon Underwood Prairie Forest Preserve (0.6 mi). 2% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
16%
3,624 acres · of 35.1 sq mi of land
Trails
4.9 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
116 ac
104 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
2%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Kaneville Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Kaneville Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kaneville Township is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Kaneville Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land16% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land104 acres of park per 1,000 residents (116 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13AParks close to home2% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 56%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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 Lone Grove Forest Preserve, with 1.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Almon Underwood Prairie Forest Preserve
Nature preserve
16 acres0.6 mi of trail
Milkweed Loop Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Elburn Forest Preserve
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Kane County
28 acres0.3 mi of trail
Eastwood Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
3,624 conserved acres
16% of Kaneville Township’s land. Who manages Kaneville Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)3,270 ac
County2,371 ac
Joint607 ac
Regional agency146 ac
Private owners19 ac
State conservation15 ac
Agricultural Easement · 6,247 acLocal Conservation Area · 115 acPrivate Conservation · 19 acLocal Resource Management Area · 16 acConservation Easement · 15 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3,458 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Grove Forest Preserve Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 115 | Open |
| Elburn Forest Preserve Private Conservation | Private owners | 18 | Closed |
| Underwood Prairie Forest Preserve Local Resource Management Area | Regional agency | 16 | Restricted |
| Unnamed Property Unknown | Regional agency | 15 | Open |
| Maple Park Railroad Prairie Private Conservation | Private owners | 1 | Closed |
Things to do
1 places to go in Kaneville Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Kaneville Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
4 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 3.8 mi
East Loop Trail1.2 mi
Milkweed Loop Trail0.6 mi
West Loop Trail0.4 mi
Eastwood Trail0.2 mi
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
6Tennis
2Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Kaneville Township: 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 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 34 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 47 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Kaneville Township →
Next door
Kaneville Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Blackberry Township32 miBig Rock Township17 miVirgil Township6.0 miKaneville Township4.9 miPierce Township3.6 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaneville Township | 16% | 0.1 | 104 | 2% | B |
| Big Rock Township | 9% | 0.5 | 361 | 65% | A− |
| Blackberry Township | 13% | 0.9 | 91 | 88% | A |
| Virgil Township | 7% | 0.2 | 679 | 61% | B+ |
| Pierce Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Kaneville Township
Where can I hike in Kaneville Township?
The longest trail networks: Lone Grove Forest Preserve, 1.6 miles; Almon Underwood Prairie Forest Preserve, 0.6 miles; Elburn Forest Preserve, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Kaneville Township is conserved land?
16% 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 Kaneville Township’s trails?
Lone Grove Forest Preserve and Almon Underwood Prairie Forest Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Kaneville Township?
15,885 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kaneville Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 132 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Kaneville Township have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Kaneville Township 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 →