Maloney Farm Preserve
Managed by Kenilworth Park District
3 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Thshriver · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Kenilworth
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Kenilworth
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Kenilworth, 0.7 per square mile of land. 12 acres are parks and preserves, 4.7 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
10 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
4.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Kenilworth?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Kenilworth have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kenilworth is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns. 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 Kenilworth’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land4.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (12 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13CParks 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 65%
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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 Maloney Farm Preserve, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Townley Field
Managed by Kenilworth Park District
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Pee Wee Playfield
Managed by Kenilworth Park District
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
10 conserved acres
2% of Kenilworth’s land. Who manages Kenilworth’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency7 ac
Town or city2 ac
Local Park · 7 acLocal Conservation Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Townley Park Local Park | Regional agency | 4 | Open |
| Maloney Farm Preserve Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Regional agency | 2 | Open |
| Kenilworth Park Local Park | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Kenilworth
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Kenilworth
Kenilworth Beach
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Kenilworth
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Basketball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →7 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
George W. Maher HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About itKenilworth ClubBuilding · listed 1979
About itHiram Baldwin HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itWild Flower and Bird Sanctuary in Mahoney ParkSite · listed 1985
About itDr. Robert Hohf HouseBuilding · listed 2008
About itMr. J. William de Coursey O'Grady HouseBuilding · listed 2008
About itRamsey, Charles N., and Herry E. Weese HouseBuilding · listed 2009
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Kenilworth: July to 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 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 45 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Kenilworth →
Next door
Kenilworth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenilworth | 2% | 0.7 | 5 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Wilmette | 11% | 1.7 | 11 | 99%+ | A |
| New Trier Township | 8% | 2.1 | 11 | 99%+ | A |
| Winnetka | 10% | 1.5 | 18 | 99%+ | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Kenilworth
Where can I hike in Kenilworth?
The longest trail networks: Maloney Farm Preserve, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Kenilworth is conserved land?
2% 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 Kenilworth’s trails?
Maloney Farm Preserve and Townley Field don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Kenilworth?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Kenilworth?
5,325 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kenilworth or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Kenilworth have?
Ahead of 65% 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 Kenilworth 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 →