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Outdoors in Lockport

7% of Lockport’s land is conserved, and 99% of residents live within a half mile of a park

12 miles of mapped trail cross Lockport, 1.0 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Dellwood Park (0.7 mi), Willow Walk Park (0.7 mi). 7% of Lockport’s land is conserved, about 533 acres.

Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns · #118 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it

Conserved land
7%
533 acres · of 11.8 sq mi of land
Trails
12 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
426 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
13 mi
0.1 mi lanes · 13 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3

What kind of outdoors town is Lockport?

Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.

Parks close to home99% of residents live within a half mile of a park.A trail town1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, more than 80% of U.S. towns.
Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Lockport have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lockport is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns, #118 of 768 in Illinois. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.

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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lockport’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%B+Trails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (12 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (426 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to home99% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 86%
LessMore
Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 85%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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.

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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 Dellwood Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Dellwood Park

Managed by Lockport Township Park District
131 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Willow Walk Park

Park
12 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Lambs Woods

Managed by Forest Preserve District of Will County
71 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗

Lockport Praire East Preserve

Managed by Forest Preserve District of Will County
31 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 19 parks & preserves
Dellwood Park131 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · Lockport Township Park District
Directions
Willow Walk Park12 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Directions
Lincoln Landing2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Directions
Lambs Woods71 acres · Forest Preserve District of Will County
Lockport Praire East Preserve31 acres · Forest Preserve District of Will County
Morris Park6 acres
Directions
Victoria Lake Park6 acres
Vine Street Park5 acres
Oak Creek Park4 acres
Directions
Westside Park4 acres
Ridge Park3 acres
Red Oaks Park3 acres
Heritage Village3 acres · Will County Historical Society
Directions
Karen Springs Park2 acres
Parker Ridge Park2 acres
Victoria Crossing Park1 acres
Cedar Park1 acres
Clover Ridge Park1 acres
Parkside Estates Park1 acres
Who protects it

533 conserved acres

7% of Lockport’s land. Who manages Lockport’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Regional agency501 ac
State conservation107 ac
Town or city20 ac
State natural resources13 ac
Local Park · 402 acConservation Easement · 107 acLocal Conservation Area · 77 acState Conservation Area · 31 acState Recreation Area · 13 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Dellwood Park West
Local Park
Regional agency173Open
Dellwood Park
Local Park
Regional agency138Open
Lambs Woods
Local Conservation Area
Regional agency72Open
Lockport Prairie East Preserve
State Conservation Area
Regional agency31Restricted
Athletic Field
Local Park
Regional agency17Open
Lago Vista Park
Local Park
Regional agency15Open
Miscellaneous property adjacent to FPDWC's Lockport Loop Trail Preserve
State Recreation Area
State natural resources13Open
Willow Walk Park
Local Park
Regional agency12Open
Unnamed Property
Local Park
Town or city11Open
Creekside Park
Local Park
Regional agency9Open

5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.

Things to do

22 places to go in Lockport

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Campgrounds in Lockport
Legacy Campground
Directions
Legacy Campground
Directions
Trails & water

3 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Oak Creek retention pondpondVictoria PondpondIllinois and Michigan Canal
Biking & sports

13 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
13 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
19Tennis
14Baseball
9Soccer
6Basketball
2Football
1Skate park
1Pickleball
1Multi-sport

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

5 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
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Illinois and Michigan CanalNational Historic Landmark · Structure · listed 1966
About it
Will County Historical Society HeadquartersBuilding · listed 1972
About it
Lockport Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1975
About it
Robert Milne HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About it
John Heck HouseBuilding · listed 1994
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Lockport: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.511.813.314.515.214.913.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)313648617181848276634836
Rain (in)2.11.92.43.94.64.54.14.13.43.52.72.2

February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Lockport →

Next door

Lockport and its neighbors

Lockport has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Homer Glen15 miLockport12 miFairmont0.3 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Lockport7%1.01699%A
Fairmont3%0.21199%+B
Homer Glen5%0.71159%B

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Lockport

Where can I hike in Lockport?

The longest trail networks: Dellwood Park, 0.7 miles; Willow Walk Park, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

How much of Lockport 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 Lockport’s trails?

Dellwood Park and Willow Walk Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Lockport?

13 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of painted or protected lanes and 13 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Lockport?

17,054 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lockport or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 430 of them inside the city line.

How much outdoors does Lockport have?

Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #118 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 Lockport neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →