Steward Park
Managed by City of Plano
122 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: IvoShandor · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Plano
97% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Plano
8.3 miles of mapped trail cross Plano, 0.9 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Steward Park (1.5 mi), Foli Park (0.5 mi). 208 acres are parks and preserves, 17 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 79% of U.S. towns · #208 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
203 acres · of 9.0 sq mi of land
Trails
8.3 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
208 ac
17 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
97%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.3 mi
2.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Plano?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Plano have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Plano is ahead of 79% of U.S. towns, #208 of 768 in Illinois. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, conserved land lowest.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Plano’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land17 acres of park per 1,000 residents (208 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to home97% 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 79%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 73%
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 Steward Park, with 1.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
City Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Steward Park122 acres · 1.5 mi of trail · City of Plano
Foli Park14 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsCity Park5 acres
Gorman Park3 acres
DirectionsJay Woods Forest Preserve1 acres · Kendall County Forest Preserve District
Who protects it
203 conserved acres
3% of Plano’s land. Who manages Plano’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city202 ac
Local Park · 201 acLocal Conservation Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steward Park Local Park | Town or city | 125 | Open |
| Foli Park Local Park | Town or city | 25 | Open |
| Rock Creek Park 172 Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Klatt Field Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Kristen Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Trimberger Park 173 Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Gorman Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Hemmingsen Park 174 Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Lathrop Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
10 places to go in Plano
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Plano
10 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
2.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
13Baseball
3Tennis
2Basketball
2Volleyball
1Football
1Soccer
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 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 Plano: 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) | 30 | 35 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 48 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Plano →
Next door
Plano and its neighbors
Plano has the most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Plano
Where can I hike in Plano?
The longest trail networks: Steward Park, 1.5 miles; Foli Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Plano is conserved land?
3% 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 Plano’s trails?
Steward Park and Foli Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Plano?
2.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Plano?
9,421 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Plano or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 208 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Plano have?
Ahead of 79% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #208 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 Plano 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 →