Liberty Memorial Park
Park
33 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lynwood
Lynwood has 63 acres of parks, 7.0 for every 1,000 residents
92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Lynwood. 2% of Lynwood’s land is conserved, about 56 acres.
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns · #604 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
56 acres · of 5.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
63 ac
7.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.6 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Lynwood?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lynwood have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lynwood is ahead of 37% of U.S. towns, #604 of 768 in Illinois. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lynwood’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land7.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (63 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home92% 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 37%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 21%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B−. 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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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lakeview Community Park
Park
19 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
56 conserved acres
2% of Lynwood’s land. Who manages Lynwood’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city56 ac
Local Park · 56 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Lake View Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Sandridge Subdivision Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Rainbow Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Lynwood Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Lynwood
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lynwood
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Baseball
1Pickleball
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lynwood: 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.
| 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 | 48 | 60 | 71 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Lynwood →
Next door
Lynwood 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynwood | 2% | under 0.1 | 7 | 92% | C+ |
| Lansing | 3% | 0.3 | 5 | 98% | B |
| Glenwood | 2% | 1.2 | 9 | 99% | B+ |
| Sauk Village | 5% | 0.2 | 2 | 71% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lynwood
Where can I hike in Lynwood?
The longest trail networks: Lakeview Community Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lynwood 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 Lynwood’s trails?
Liberty Memorial Park and Lakeview Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lynwood?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Lynwood?
10,353 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lynwood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 63 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lynwood have?
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #604 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 Lynwood 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 →