Waterford Park
Park
4 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Dell Rhea's Chicken Basket · Photo: Marcin Wichary · CC BY 2.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Willowbrook
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Willowbrook
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Willowbrook, 0.6 per square mile of land. 59 acres are parks and preserves, 6.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns · #326 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
47 acres · of 2.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
59 ac
6.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.6 mi
1.4 mi lanes · 1.5 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Willowbrook?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Willowbrook have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Willowbrook is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns, #326 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 Willowbrook’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land6.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (59 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 68%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 58%
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 Waterford Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Willow Pond Park
Park
4 acres0.3 mi of trail
Willow Pond walking path
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Tony and Florence Borse Memorial Community Park
Park
26 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Creekside Park
Park
9 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Waterford Park4 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Willow Pond Park4 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsCreekside Park9 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Tony and Florence Borse Memorial Community Park26 acres
DirectionsPrairie Trail Park6 acres
Midway Park2 acres · Village of Willowbrook
DirectionsWho protects it
47 conserved acres
3% of Willowbrook’s land. Who manages Willowbrook’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city47 ac
Local Park · 47 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midway Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Creekside Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Prairie Trail Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Waterford Park Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Willow Pond Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Farmingdale Terrace Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Lake Hinsdale Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
11 places to go in Willowbrook
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Willowbrook
Willow Pond PlaygroundIn Willow Pond Park
DirectionsPlus 9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Willowbrook
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
3 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.5 mi
RIdgemoor Park Path0.3 mi
Willow Pond walking path0.2 mi
Ridgemoor Park Path0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.5 mi
off-road bike paths
0.7 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
10Tennis
9Pickleball
5Basketball
5Baseball
2Beach volleyball
1Volleyball
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).
Dell Rhea's Chicken BasketBuilding · listed 2006
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Willowbrook: April, July 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) | 31 | 36 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 48 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Willowbrook →
Next door
Willowbrook and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willowbrook | 3% | 0.6 | 7 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Westmont | 6% | 1.8 | 9 | 99% | A− |
| Darien | 6% | 1.4 | 7 | 99%+ | A− |
| Burr Ridge | 3% | 0.7 | 14 | 94% | B+ |
| Clarendon Hills | 4% | 1.0 | 6 | 97% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Willowbrook
Where can I hike in Willowbrook?
The longest trail networks: Waterford Park, 0.3 miles; Willow Pond Park, 0.3 miles; Creekside Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Willowbrook 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 Willowbrook’s trails?
Waterford Park and Willow Pond Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Willowbrook?
3.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of painted or protected lanes, 1.5 of off-road paths and 0.7 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Willowbrook?
15,038 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Willowbrook or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 59 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Willowbrook have?
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #326 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 Willowbrook 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 →