Centennial Park
Managed by Tinley Park Park District
55 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Adam Moss · CC BY-SA 2.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Tinley Park
Tinley Park has 13 miles of mapped trails, 0.8 for every square mile of land
93% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Centennial Park (1.5 mi), Pottawattomie Park (0.5 mi). 4% of Tinley Park’s land is conserved, about 446 acres.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns · #280 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
446 acres · of 16.2 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
536 ac
9.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
93%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
9.9 mi
0.5 mi lanes · 8.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Tinley Park?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Tinley Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tinley Park is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns, #280 of 768 in Illinois. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Tinley Park’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (13 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land9.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (536 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home93% 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 72%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 64%
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 1.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Kiwanis Park
Park
15 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Arbor Park
Managed by Frankfort Square Park District
12 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 36 parks & preserves
Centennial Park55 acres · 1.5 mi of trail · Tinley Park Park District
DirectionsPottawattomie Park8 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsVolunteer Park32 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsMcCarthy Park18 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsKiwanis Park15 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Arbor Park12 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Frankfort Square Park District
Union Park49 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsTown Pointe Park18 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsLewis Park6 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Tinley Park Park District
Memorial Park6 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Tinley Park Park District
DirectionsCorrine Deinert Park5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsFulton School Park14 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Tinley Park Park District
DirectionsO’Connell Park11 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsGasior Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsTharp Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Tinley Park Park District
Brookside Bayou & Community Gardens Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Frankfort Square Park District
Lake of the Glens Park34 acres
Vogt Woods Park21 acres · Tinley Park Park District
Canine Campus11 acres
DirectionsVeterans Park10 acres
DirectionsEric “Moose” Nasebandt Park10 acres
DirectionsBettenhausen Park9 acres
DirectionsRichard M Gory Park7 acres
Lancaster Woods Park7 acres · Tinley Park Park District
Saint Boniface Park5 acres
DirectionsBuedingen Park4 acres
DirectionsBannes Park3 acres
Memorial School Park3 acres
DirectionsFilson Park3 acres
Commissioners Park2 acres
Ron Centanni Park2 acres
Tinley Creek Forest Preserve1 acres · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Siemsen Meadows1 acres · Tinley Park Park District
Tinley Gardens Tot Lot1 acres
German Park1 acres
DirectionsRauhoff Park1 acres
Who protects it
446 conserved acres
4% of Tinley Park’s land. Who manages Tinley Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency305 ac
Town or city139 ac
Local Park · 330 acUnknown · 74 acLocal Recreation Area · 41 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Creek Parks, Simba and Nala's Dog Park, Skate Park & Inline Hockey Rin Unknown | Town or city | 74 | Open |
| Centennial Park Local Park | Regional agency | 52 | Open |
| Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 39 | Open |
| Ridgefield Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Mccarthy Park Local Park | Regional agency | 19 | Open |
| Vogt Woods Park Local Park | Regional agency | 19 | Open |
| Town Pointe Park Local Park | Regional agency | 19 | Open |
| Lake of the Glens Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Bicentennial Park Local Park | Regional agency | 15 | Open |
| Community Park Local Park | Regional agency | 13 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
33 places to go in Tinley Park
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Tinley Park
Saint Boniface Park - PlaygroundIn Saint Boniface Park
Directions31 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Dog parks in Tinley Park
Canine Campus Dog ParkIn Canine Campus
DirectionsSimba and Nala’s Dog ParkIn Union Park
DirectionsTrails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
9.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
8.8 mi
off-road bike paths
0.6 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
35Baseball
21Tennis
11Basketball
9Soccer
5Football
4Volleyball
4Pickleball
2Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Karl Vogt BuildingBuilding · listed 1988
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Tinley 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 | 48 | 60 | 71 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 49 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Tinley Park →
Next door
Tinley Park and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Rich Township29 miBremen Township23 miOrland Park22 miTinley Park13 miMokena5.3 miFrankfort2.1 miFrankfort Square0.6 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tinley Park | 4% | 0.8 | 10 | 93% | B+ |
| Orland Park | 5% | 1.0 | 14 | 98% | A− |
| Mokena | 6% | 0.6 | 16 | 96% | A− |
| Frankfort | 5% | 0.1 | 26 | 99% | B+ |
| Frankfort Square | 11% | 0.2 | 20 | 99%+ | A− |
| Bremen Township | 6% | 0.6 | 10 | 98% | B+ |
| Rich Township | 11% | 0.8 | 12 | 96% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Tinley Park
Where can I hike in Tinley Park?
The longest trail networks: Centennial Park, 1.5 miles; Pottawattomie Park, 0.5 miles; Volunteer Park, 0.4 miles; McCarthy Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Tinley Park is conserved land?
4% 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 Tinley Park’s trails?
Centennial Park and Pottawattomie Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Tinley Park?
9.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of painted or protected lanes, 8.8 of off-road paths and 0.6 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Tinley Park?
11,322 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tinley Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 552 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Tinley Park have?
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #280 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 Tinley 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 →