Centennial Park
Managed by Tinley Park Park District
220 acres3.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Jack Ryan Morris · Public domainA−Outdoors
Outdoors in Orland Park
5% of Orland Park’s land is conserved, and 98% of residents live within a half mile of a park
22 miles of mapped trail cross Orland Park, 1.0 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Centennial Park (3.1 mi). 5% of Orland Park’s land is conserved, about 774 acres.
Ahead of 83% of U.S. towns · #161 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
774 acres · of 22.0 sq mi of land
Trails
22 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
821 ac
14 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
28 mi
26 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
9
What kind of outdoors town is Orland Park?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Orland Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Orland Park is ahead of 83% of U.S. towns, #161 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.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Orland Park’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (22 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land14 acres of park per 1,000 residents (821 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to home98% 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 79%
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 Centennial Park, with 3.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Deer Point Estates Park
Park
5 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
McGinnis Slough
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County
294 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 37 parks & preserves
Centennial Park220 acres · 3.1 mi of trail · Tinley Park Park District
DirectionsDeer Point Estates Park5 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Ishnala Woods Park7 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Grasslands Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Evergreen View Park22 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsDiscovery Park19 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Liberty Park6 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsHeritage Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsMcGinnis Slough294 acres · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
DirectionsSchussler Park26 acres
DirectionsBrown Park25 acres
Cachey Park21 acres
Centennial Park West13 acres
Perminas Park11 acres
Helen Park10 acres
DirectionsVillage Square Park8 acres
Brentwood Park7 acres
DirectionsSunny Pine Park7 acres
Treetop Park7 acres
DirectionsColonial Park5 acres
Mission Hills Park5 acres
Tinley Creek Forest Preserve4 acres · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
DirectionsVeterans Park4 acres
DirectionsCameno Real Park4 acres
DirectionsParkview Park4 acres
Ishnala Park4 acres
Wedgewood Estates Park3 acres · Orland Park
DirectionsOrland Grassland South2 acres · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Buedingen Park2 acres
DirectionsOrland Woods Park2 acres
Frontier Park2 acres
Newberry Park1 acres
DirectionsCrystal Creek Park1 acres
Crescent Park1 acres
DirectionsQuintana Park1 acres
Greystone Ridge Park1 acres
Pulte Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
774 conserved acres
5% of Orland Park’s land. Who manages Orland Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city774 ac
State natural resources28 ac
Regional agency1 ac
Local Park · 740 acUnknown · 35 acConservation Easement · 28 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial Park Local Park | Town or city | 228 | Open |
| Stellwagen Farm Local Park | Town or city | 56 | Open |
| Breckenridge Park Local Park | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Evergreen View Park Local Park | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Arbor Lake Unknown | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Eagle Ridge Ii Park Local Park | Town or city | 27 | Open |
| Hostert Log Cabins Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Schussler Park Local Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Cachey Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| John Humphrey Complex Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
34 places to go in Orland Park
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Orland Park
33 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Picnic areas in Orland Park
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
9 lakes & rivers
Biking & sports
28 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
26 mi
off-road bike paths
2.4 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Orland Park GreenwayBike route
0.8 miCourts & fields
34Tennis
33Baseball
18Basketball
17Soccer
14Pickleball
2Skate park
1Football
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Orland Park: 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 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 49 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 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 Orland Park →
Next door
Orland Park and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Orland Township32 miPalos Park29 miHomer Township25 miOrland Park22 miHomer Glen15 miTinley Park13 miOrland Hills2.2 miOak Forest1.6 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orland Park | 5% | 1.0 | 14 | 98% | A− |
| Orland Hills | 9% | 1.9 | 11 | 98% | A |
| Tinley Park | 4% | 0.8 | 10 | 93% | B+ |
| Oak Forest | 2% | 0.3 | 6 | 99%+ | B |
| Palos Park | under 1% | 4.7 | 5 | 54% | B− |
| Orland Township | 10% | 0.9 | 13 | 99% | A |
| Homer Glen | 5% | 0.7 | 11 | 59% | B |
| Homer Township | 5% | 0.7 | 10 | 72% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Orland Park
Where can I hike in Orland Park?
The longest trail networks: Centennial Park, 3.1 miles; Deer Point Estates Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Orland Park is conserved land?
5% 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 Orland Park’s trails?
Centennial Park and Deer Point Estates Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Orland Park?
28 miles of bike routes are on the map: 26 of off-road paths and 2.4 of shoulders and shared lanes. Named routes: Orland Park Greenway.
Is there public land near Orland Park?
15,703 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Orland Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 829 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Orland Park have?
Ahead of 83% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #161 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 Orland Park 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 →