Fitzpatrick House · Photo: Teemu08 at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.010% of Romeoville’s land is conserved, and 99% of residents live within a half mile of a park
18 miles of mapped trail cross Romeoville, 0.9 per square mile of land. 10% of Romeoville’s land is conserved, about 1,276 acres. The biggest trail networks: Village Park (3.1 mi), O'Hara Woods Nature Preserve (1.5 mi), Conservation Park (0.8 mi).
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns · #80 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Romeoville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Romeoville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Romeoville is ahead of 90% of U.S. towns, #80 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.
Water is 5% of Romeoville’s area (1 of 20 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 10%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Village Park, with 3.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
O'Hara Woods Nature Preserve
Veteran Woods County Forest Preserve
Independence Park
Murphy Park
All 33 parks & preserves
1,276 conserved acres
10% of Romeoville’s land. Water is left out: Romeoville has 19.4 square miles of land and 1.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Romeoville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 454 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial Trail Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 333 | Open |
| Isle a la Cache State Conservation Area | Regional agency | 95 | Open |
| Veterans Woods Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 77 | Open |
| Material Services Prairie State Conservation Area | Town or city | 72 | Open |
| Hometown At Highpoint Local Park | Town or city | 51 | Open |
| Volunteer Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 40 | Open |
| Village Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Century Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Conservation Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| A. Vito Martinez Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
58 places to go in Romeoville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
57 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers
28 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
September is the best month for walking in Romeoville
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) | 31 | 36 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 49 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
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 Romeoville →
Romeoville and its neighbors
Romeoville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romeoville | 10% | 0.9 | 22 | 99% | A |
| Bolingbrook | 6% | 0.4 | 14 | 99% | A− |
| Woodridge | 10% | 0.8 | 15 | 97% | A |
| Crest Hill | 8% | 0.6 | 17 | 86% | A− |
| Lemont | 7% | 1.4 | 26 | 97% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Romeoville
Where can I hike in Romeoville?
The longest trail networks: Village Park, 3.1 miles; O'Hara Woods Nature Preserve, 1.5 miles; Conservation Park, 0.8 miles; Volunteer Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Romeoville is conserved land?
10% 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 Romeoville’s trails?
Village Park and O'Hara Woods Nature Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Romeoville?
28 miles of bike routes are on the map: 28 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Romeoville?
20,589 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Romeoville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 886 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Romeoville have?
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #80 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 Romeoville neighbors.
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 →