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Lake Street at dusk, Oak ParkPhoto: Dennisyerger84 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Oak Park Township

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Oak Park Township

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Lindberg Park (1.3 mi), Maple Park (0.6 mi). 3% of Oak Park Township’s land is conserved, about 100 acres.

Conserved land
3%
100 acres · of 4.7 sq mi of land
Trails
2.7 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
98 ac
1.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
27 mi
6.3 mi lanes · 0.5 mi paths
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 Lindberg Park, with 1.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Lindberg Park

Managed by Park District of Oak Park
14 acres1.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗

Maple Park

Managed by Park District of Oak Park
8 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗

Ridgeland Commons Park

Managed by Park District of Oak Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗

Taylor Park

Managed by Park District of Oak Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
All 17 parks & preserves
Lindberg Park14 acres · 1.3 mi of trail · Park District of Oak Park
Directions
Maple Park8 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · Park District of Oak Park
Barrie Park6 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Park District of Oak Park
Mills Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Park District of Oak Park
Directions
Austin Gardens Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Park District of Oak Park
Directions
Longfellow Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Park District of Oak Park
Directions
Euclid Square Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Park District of Oak Park
Directions
Ridgeland Commons Park10 acres · Park District of Oak Park
Directions
Taylor Park10 acres · Park District of Oak Park
Rehm Park6 acres · Park District of Oak Park
Directions
Field Park5 acres · Park District of Oak Park
Directions
Scoville Park4 acres · Park District of Oak Park
Directions
Stevenson Park4 acres · Park District of Oak Park
Directions
Carroll Park2 acres · Park District of Oak Park
Directions
Cheney Mansion2 acres · Park District of Oak Park
Directions
Andersen Park1 acres · Park District of Oak Park
Fox Park1 acres · Park District of Oak Park
Directions
Who protects it

100 conserved acres

3% of Oak Park Township’s land. Who manages Oak Park Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Regional agency100 ac
Local Park · 84 acLocal Recreation Area · 16 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Lindberg Park
Local Park
Regional agency15Open
Taylor Park
Local Park
Regional agency10Open
Maple Park
Local Park
Regional agency8Open
Rehm Park
Local Park
Regional agency7Open
Ridgeland Common Recreation Complex
Local Recreation Area
Regional agency6Open
Barrie Park
Local Park
Regional agency5Open
Field Park
Local Park
Regional agency5Open
Mills Park
Local Park
Regional agency5Open
Scoville Park
Local Park
Regional agency5Open
Austin Gardens
Local Park
Regional agency5Open

5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.

Things to do

38 places to go in Oak Park Township

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

Playgrounds in Oak Park Township
Barrie Center Tot LotIn Barrie Park
Directions
Barrie Park PlaygroundIn Barrie Park
Directions
Beye School Playground
Directions
Field Park PlaygroundIn Field Park
Directions
Field Park PlaygroundIn Field Park
Directions
Fox Park Playground
Directions
Hatch School Playground
Directions
Mann Schoiol Playground
Directions
8 more playgrounds
Oliver W. Holmes Elementary School Playground
Directions
Randolph Tot LotIn Randolph Park
Directions
Scoville Park PlaygroundIn Scoville Park
Directions
Scoville Park Playground Sand PitIn Scoville Park
Directions
St. Giles School Playground
Directions
Stevenson PlaygroundIn Stevenson Park
Directions
Taylor Park PlaygroundIn Taylor Park
Directions
Whittier School Playground
Directions

32 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.

Biking & sports

27 miles of bike routes

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

6.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
20 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
29Tennis
20Baseball
17Soccer
10Basketball
6Pickleball
3Volleyball
3Multi-sport
2Football

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Oak Park Township: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.410.511.813.314.515.214.913.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)323647597080848276634937
Rain (in)2.01.82.33.84.54.33.74.03.33.52.52.1

February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Oak Park Township →

Next door

Oak Park Township and its neighbors

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

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Oak Park Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Oak Park3%0.6299%+B
Chicago8%1.1499%A−

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

Questions about parks and trails in Oak Park Township

Where can I hike in Oak Park Township?

The longest trail networks: Lindberg Park, 1.3 miles; Maple Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Oak Park Township’s trails?

Lindberg Park and Maple Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Oak Park Township?

27 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.3 of painted or protected lanes, 0.5 of off-road paths and 20 of shoulders and shared lanes.

Is there public land near Oak Park Township?

11,337 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oak Park Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 98 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Oak Park Township 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 →