Memorial Park
Park
29 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Jack Ryan Morris · Public domainA−Outdoors
Outdoors in Midlothian
14% of Midlothian’s land is conserved, and 99% of residents live within a half mile of a park
4.3 miles of mapped trail cross Midlothian, 1.5 per square mile of land. 14% of Midlothian’s land is conserved, about 249 acres. The biggest trail networks: Memorial Park (0.8 mi), Kostner Park (0.5 mi).
Ahead of 83% of U.S. towns · #155 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
14%
249 acres · of 2.8 sq mi of land
Trails
4.3 mi
1.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
56 ac
4.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Midlothian?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Midlothian have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Midlothian is ahead of 83% of U.S. towns, #155 of 768 in Illinois. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Midlothian’s overall grade.
Conserved land14% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4APark land4.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (56 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13CParks 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 83%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 80%
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 Memorial Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Kostner Park
Park
9 acres0.5 mi of trail
Johnson Walkway
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Bremen Heights Park
Managed by Midlothian Park District
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Midlothian Meadows
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Memorial Park29 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Kostner Park9 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsBremen Heights Park5 acres · Midlothian Park District
Midlothian Meadows1 acres · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Country Aire Park1 acres
Who protects it
249 conserved acres
14% of Midlothian’s land. Who manages Midlothian’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners200 ac
Regional agency49 ac
Private Park · 200 acLocal Park · 49 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midothian Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 200 | Open |
| Memorial Park Local Park | Regional agency | 27 | Open |
| Kostner Park Local Park | Regional agency | 7 | Open |
| Midlothian Park District Administration Building Local Park | Regional agency | 6 | Open |
| Bremen Heights Park Local Park | Regional agency | 4 | Open |
| Splish Splash Pool Local Park | Regional agency | 3 | Open |
| Roesner Park Local Park | Regional agency | 2 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Midlothian
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Midlothian
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Midlothian
Belly Button HillIn Kostner Park
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Johnson Walkway0.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
9Baseball
6Tennis
1Soccer
1Softball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
George R. Thorne HouseBuilding · listed 1997
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Midlothian: 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 | 63 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Midlothian →
Next door
Midlothian and its neighbors
Midlothian has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midlothian | 14% | 1.5 | 4 | 99% | A− |
| Crestwood | 2% | under 0.1 | 5 | 96% | C+ |
| Oak Forest | 2% | 0.3 | 6 | 99%+ | B |
| Robbins | under 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 90% | C− |
| Markham | 14% | 0.7 | 34 | 95% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Midlothian
Where can I hike in Midlothian?
The longest trail networks: Memorial Park, 0.8 miles; Kostner Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Midlothian is conserved land?
14% 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 Midlothian’s trails?
Memorial Park and Kostner Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Midlothian?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Midlothian?
9,997 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Midlothian or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 56 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Midlothian have?
Ahead of 83% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #155 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 Midlothian 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 →