Salt Creek Woods
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County
110 acres0.6 mi of trail
Yellow Unpaved Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in La Grange Park
7% of La Grange Park’s 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. 1.8 miles of mapped trail cross La Grange Park, 0.8 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Salt Creek Woods (0.6 mi), Hainesworth Park (0.5 mi).
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns · #268 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
106 acres · of 2.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.8 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
27 ac
2.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.9 mi
0.9 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is La Grange Park?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does La Grange Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, La Grange Park is ahead of 73% of U.S. towns, #268 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 La Grange Park’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land2.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (27 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13C−Parks 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 73%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 65%
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
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The longest trail network is Salt Creek Woods, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
La Grange Park Woods
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County
107 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Memorial Park
Managed by Community Park District of La Grange Park
8 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 8 parks & preserves
Salt Creek Woods110 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
DirectionsHainesworth Park4 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsMemorial Park8 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Community Park District of La Grange Park
DirectionsLa Grange Park Woods107 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
DirectionsRobin Hood Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Yena Park5 acres · Community Park District of LaGrange Park
Stone and Monroe Park2 acres
DirectionsBrezina Woods1 acres · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
DirectionsWho protects it
106 conserved acres
7% of La Grange Park’s land. Who manages La Grange Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation84 ac
Town or city21 ac
Conservation Easement · 84 acLocal Park · 21 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 84 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Hanesworth Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| William G. Yena Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Robinhood Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Stone And Monroe Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
13 places to go in La Grange Park
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in La Grange Park
12 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in La Grange Park
La Grange Park Woods Picnic Grove 1In La Grange Park Woods
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.7 mi
Yellow Unpaved Trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
14Tennis
10Baseball
6Basketball
3Pickleball
1Football
1Skate park
1Soccer
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in La Grange Park: April, 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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in La Grange Park →
Next door
La Grange Park and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Lyons Township27 miProviso Township23 miLa Grange2.5 miLa Grange Park1.8 miBrookfield1.7 miBroadview0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Grange Park | 7% | 0.8 | 2 | 99%+ | B+ |
| La Grange | 4% | 1.0 | 5 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Proviso Township | 3% | 0.8 | 2 | 99%+ | B |
| Lyons Township | 3% | 0.8 | 7 | 98% | B+ |
| Brookfield | 4% | 0.6 | 4 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Broadview | 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 99%+ | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in La Grange Park
Where can I hike in La Grange Park?
The longest trail networks: Salt Creek Woods, 0.6 miles; Hainesworth Park, 0.5 miles; La Grange Park Woods, 0.1 miles; Memorial Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of La Grange Park is conserved land?
7% 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 La Grange Park’s trails?
Salt Creek Woods and Hainesworth Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in La Grange Park?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near La Grange Park?
12,302 acres of parks and open public land lie inside La Grange Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 27 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does La Grange Park have?
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #268 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 La Grange 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 →