Egret Marsh Forest Preserve
Managed by Lake County Forest Preserves
120 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Kildeer
Kildeer has 8.2 miles of mapped trails, 1.9 for every square mile of land
154 acres are parks and preserves, 36 per 1,000 residents. 6% of Kildeer’s land is conserved, about 153 acres. 73% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 85% of U.S. towns · #137 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
153 acres · of 4.3 sq mi of land
Trails
8.2 mi
1.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
154 ac
36 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
73%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.8 mi
3.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
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What kind of outdoors town is Kildeer?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Kildeer have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kildeer is ahead of 85% of U.S. towns, #137 of 768 in Illinois. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Kildeer’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4APark land36 acres of park per 1,000 residents (154 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home73% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 85%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 82%
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
153 conserved acres
6% of Kildeer’s land. Who manages Kildeer’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County153 ac
Local Conservation Area · 153 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egret Marsh Forest Preserve Local Conservation Area | County | 117 | Open |
| Village Of Kildeer Open Space Local Conservation Area | County | 31 | Open |
| Village Of Lake Zurich Open Space Local Conservation Area | County | 3 | Open |
| Township Of Ela Open Space Local Conservation Area | County | 2 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Kildeer
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Kildeer
1 playground 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
3.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Equestrian
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Kildeer
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) | 30 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 69 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 47 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Kildeer →
Next door
Kildeer and its neighbors
Kildeer has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kildeer | 6% | 1.9 | 36 | 73% | A− |
| Deer Park | 20% | 0.2 | 41 | 99%+ | A |
| Lake Zurich | 7% | 0.9 | 18 | 99%+ | A |
| Long Grove | 6% | 1.2 | 53 | 88% | A |
| Forest Lake | under 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 99%+ | C− |
| Hawthorn Woods | 4% | 0.2 | 24 | 95% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Kildeer
How much of Kildeer 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 Kildeer’s trails?
Egret Marsh Forest Preserve doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Kildeer?
3.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Kildeer?
18,069 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kildeer or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 154 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Kildeer have?
Ahead of 85% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #137 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 Kildeer 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 →