Sedgwick Park
Managed by Park District of La Grange
23 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois · CC BY-SA 2.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in La Grange
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in La Grange
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2.5 miles of mapped trail cross La Grange, 1.0 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Sedgwick Park (0.7 mi), Denning Park (0.5 mi).
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns · #263 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
66 acres · of 2.5 sq mi of land
Trails
2.5 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
81 ac
5.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
What kind of outdoors town is La Grange?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does La Grange have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, La Grange is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns, #263 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’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land5.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (81 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 74%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 66%
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 Sedgwick Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
West Field
Managed by Lyons Township High School District 204
11 acres0.3 mi of trail
West Field Track
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 10 parks & preserves
Sedgwick Park23 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · Park District of La Grange
DirectionsDenning Park9 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsGilbert Park6 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsWest Field11 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Lyons Township High School District 204
Waiola Park4 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsGordon Park15 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Park District of La Grange
DirectionsKiwanis Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsElm Park2 acres
Spring Ave Park1 acres
Stone Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
66 conserved acres
4% of La Grange’s land. Who manages La Grange’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency60 ac
Town or city4 ac
Private owners1 ac
Local Park · 61 acUnknown · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sedgwick Park Local Park | Regional agency | 22 | Open |
| Gordon Park Local Park | Regional agency | 17 | Open |
| Denning Park Local Park | Regional agency | 10 | Open |
| Gilbert Park Local Park | Regional agency | 6 | Open |
| Recreation Center Unknown | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Waiola Park Local Park | Regional agency | 4 | Open |
| Elm Park Local Park | Regional agency | 2 | Open |
| Spring Avenue Park Local Park | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
| Kiwanis Park Local Park | Private owners | 1 | Open |
Things to do
16 places to go in La Grange
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in La Grange
Upper's Land
DirectionsPlus 14 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in La Grange
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
West Field Track0.3 mi
Biking & sports
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
15Tennis
8Basketball
7Baseball
6Soccer
4Pickleball
2Beach volleyball
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in La Grange: 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 | 9.2 |
| 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 →
Next door
La Grange 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Grange | 4% | 1.0 | 5 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Countryside | 2% | 2.5 | 5 | 99% | B+ |
| La Grange Park | 7% | 0.8 | 2 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Lyons Township | 3% | 0.8 | 7 | 98% | B+ |
| Proviso Township | 3% | 0.8 | 2 | 99%+ | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in La Grange
Where can I hike in La Grange?
The longest trail networks: Sedgwick Park, 0.7 miles; Denning Park, 0.5 miles; Gilbert Park, 0.4 miles; West Field, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of La Grange is conserved land?
4% 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’s trails?
Sedgwick Park and Denning Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in La Grange?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near La Grange?
12,803 acres of parks and open public land lie inside La Grange or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 86 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does La Grange have?
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #263 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 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 →