Maywood Park
Managed by Maywood Park District
13 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Boscophotos · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Maywood
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Maywood
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 49 acres are parks and preserves, 2.1 per 1,000 residents. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Maywood, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns · #510 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
41 acres · of 2.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
49 ac
2.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.4 mi
1.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Maywood?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Maywood have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Maywood is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns, #510 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 Maywood’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land2.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (49 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 50%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 34%
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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Maywood Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Maywood Grove Preserve
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County
23 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Winfield Scott Park
Managed by Maywood Park District
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Memorial Park
Managed by Maywood Park District
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
Maywood Park13 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Maywood Park District
DirectionsMaywood Grove Preserve23 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
DirectionsWinfield Scott Park4 acres · Maywood Park District
Memorial Park4 acres · Maywood Park District
Thatcher Woods Preserve2 acres · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Water Works Park2 acres · Maywood Park District
Forest Preserve District of Cook County1 acres · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Who protects it
41 conserved acres
2% of Maywood’s land. Who manages Maywood’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city36 ac
Regional agency5 ac
Local Park · 41 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maywood Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Illinois Prairie Path Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Winfield Scott Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Conner / Heise Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Water Works Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Bosco Park Local Park | Regional agency | 2 | Open |
| Central Area Park Local Park | Regional agency | 2 | Open |
| Burton Park Local Park | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
Things to do
10 places to go in Maywood
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Maywood
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Maywood
Maywood Grove Canoe Landing
DirectionsPicnic areas in Maywood
Maywood Grove Grove #1In Maywood Grove Preserve
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
10Tennis
4Baseball
3Basketball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →17 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Richard Cluever HouseBuilding · listed 1977
About itJacob Bohlander HouseBuilding · listed 1989
About itHarry H. Nichols HouseBuilding · listed 1992
About itRobinson HouseBuilding · listed 1992
About itTimothy J. Lynch HouseBuilding · listed 1992
About itWilliam and Caroline Gibbs HouseBuilding · listed 1992
About itAlbert Soffel HouseBuilding · listed 1992
About itCaroline Grow HouseBuilding · listed 1992
About itCaroline Millward HouseBuilding · listed 1992
About itJennie S. Thompkins HouseBuilding · listed 1992
About itJoseph P. O. Sullivan HouseBuilding · listed 1992
About itMads C. Larson HouseBuilding · listed 1992
About it5 more on the History page.
When to get out
The best walking months in Maywood: 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 47 | 59 | 71 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 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 Maywood →
Next door
Maywood and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Proviso Township23 miRiver Forest7.1 miRiver Forest Township7.1 miMaywood0.6 miMelrose Park0.5 miBellwood0.5 miForest Park0.3 miBroadview0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maywood | 2% | 0.2 | 2 | 99%+ | B− |
| Forest Park | 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 96% | C+ |
| River Forest | 2% | 2.9 | 5 | 99%+ | A− |
| River Forest Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Proviso Township | 3% | 0.8 | 2 | 99%+ | B |
| Broadview | 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 99%+ | C |
| Melrose Park | 2% | 0.1 | 2 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Bellwood | 2% | 0.2 | 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 Maywood
Where can I hike in Maywood?
The longest trail networks: Maywood Park, 0.3 miles; Maywood Grove Preserve, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Maywood 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 Maywood’s trails?
Maywood Park and Maywood Grove Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Maywood?
1.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Maywood?
10,016 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Maywood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 49 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Maywood have?
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #510 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 Maywood 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 →