Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Shorewood
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Towne Center Park (0.7 mi). 202 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns · #364 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Shorewood?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Shorewood have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Shorewood is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns, #364 of 768 in Illinois. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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 Towne Center Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Shorewood Four Seasons Park
West Shore Park
All 5 parks & preserves
151 conserved acres
3% of Shorewood’s land. Who manages Shorewood’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 12 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorewood Four Seasons Park Local Park | Town or city | 52 | Open |
| Towne Center Park Local Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| River Crossing Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Shorewood Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Country West Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Wynstone Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Little Coyote Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| West Shore Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Lake of the Woods Unknown | Regional agency | 3 | Open |
| Seil Road Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
15 places to go in Shorewood
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
13 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
20 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.
September is the best month for walking in Shorewood
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 | 77 | 64 | 49 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Shorewood →
Shorewood and its neighbors
Shorewood has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shorewood | 3% | 0.3 | 11 | 99%+ | B |
| Joliet | 6% | 0.2 | 15 | 95% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Shorewood
Where can I hike in Shorewood?
The longest trail networks: Towne Center Park, 0.7 miles; Shorewood Four Seasons Park, 0.1 miles; River's Edge Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Shorewood 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 Shorewood’s trails?
Towne Center Park and Shorewood Four Seasons Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Shorewood?
20 miles of bike routes are on the map: 20 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Shorewood?
19,502 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Shorewood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 204 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Shorewood have?
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #364 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 Shorewood 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 →