Welcome to our Hiking Trails and Walking Paths Directory—your go-to guide for outdoor adventures the whole family can enjoy, right here in McHenry County! Whether you’re looking to explore a beautiful conservation area filled with nature or prefer a smooth, stroller-friendly path through a local park, our curated directory has something for everyone. We know how important it is to find the perfect spot for a peaceful walk, an energizing hike, or a fun outing with the kids, and we’re here to make that search easier. Discover the best trails and walking paths McHenry County has to offer—designed to fit your family’s pace and sense of adventure!
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Algonquin
Bull Valley
Cary
Crystal Lake
Harvard
Hebron
Huntley
Island Lake
Lake in the Hills
Lakemoor
Marengo
McHenry
Oakwood Hills
Port Barrington
Richmond
Ringwood
Spring Grove
Trout Valley
Union
Wonder Lake
Woodstock
Algonquin Lakes Park
Website: https://www.algonquin.org/egov/apps/locations/facilities.egov?view=detail&id=1
Broadsmore Park
Website: https://www.algonquin.org/egov/apps/locations/facilities.egov?view=detail&id=4
Cornish Park
Website: https://www.algonquin.org/egov/apps/locations/facilities.egov?view=detail&id=4
Dixie Briggs Fromm Nature Preserve
Website: https://www.dundeetownship.org/business_detail_T52_R2.php
Fox Bluff Conservation Area
Website: https://www.mccdistrict.org/visit___explore/places_to_go/find_a_site/fox_bluff.php
Fox River Trail
Website: https://www.traillink.com/trail/fox-river-trail-(il)/
Gaslight Park
Website: https://www.algonquin.org/egov/apps/locations/facilities.egov?view=detail&id=7
High Hill Park and Nature Preserve
Website: https://www.algonquin.org/egov/apps/locations/facilities.egov?view=detail&id=7
Hill Climb Park North
Website: https://www.algonquin.org/egov/apps/locations/facilities.egov?view=detail&id=6
James B. Wood Park
Website: https://www.algonquin.org/egov/apps/locations/facilities.egov?view=detail&id=6
Jaycee Field
Website: https://www.algonquin.org/egov/apps/locations/facilities.egov?view=detail&id=6
Kelliher Park
Website: https://www.algonquin.org/egov/apps/locations/facilities.egov?view=detail&id=6
Merrill Pioneer Park
Website: https://www.algonquin.org/egov/apps/locations/facilities.egov?view=detail&id=6
Prairie Trail
Website: https://www.traillink.com/trail/prairie-trail-(il)/
Presidential Park
Website: https://www.algonquin.org/egov/apps/locations/facilities.egov?view=detail&id=6
Riverfront Park
Website: https://www.algonquin.org/egov/apps/locations/facilities.egov?view=detail&id=14
Robert “Bob” Smith Park
Website: https://www.algonquin.org/egov/apps/locations/facilities.egov?view=detail&id=6
Snapper’s Field
Website: https://www.algonquin.org/egov/apps/locations/facilities.egov?view=detail&id=6
Ted Spella Community Park
Website: https://www.algonquin.org/egov/apps/locations/facilities.egov?view=detail&id=17
Stoneybrook Park
Website: https://www.algonquin.org/egov/apps/locations/facilities.egov?view=detail&id=6
Tunbridge Park
Website: https://www.algonquin.org/egov/apps/locations/facilities.egov?view=detail&id=6
Westview Crossing Park
Website: https://www.algonquin.org/egov/apps/locations/facilities.egov?view=detail&id=6
Willoughby Farms Park
Website: https://www.algonquin.org/egov/apps/locations/facilities.egov?view=detail&id=6
Cary Lake at Rotary Park
Website: https://www.caryillinois.com/594/Cary-Lake-at-Rotary-Park
Cary Park District Trail System
Website: https://www.carypark.com/rccms/trail-system/
Fel-Pro RRR Conservation Area
Website: https://www.mccdistrict.org/visit___explore/places_to_go/find_a_site/fel-pro_rrr.php
Hickory Grove Highlands
Hickory Grove Riverfront
Hoffman Park
Website: https://www.carypark.com/rccms/location/hoffman-park/
Lions Park
Website: https://www.carypark.com/rccms/location/lions-park/
Lyons Prairie and Marsh
Silver Creek Conservation Area
Website: https://www.mccdistrict.org/visit___explore/places_to_go/find_a_site/silver_creek.php
The Hollows
Website: https://www.mccdistrict.org/visit___explore/places_to_go/find_a_site/the_hollows.php
Asbury Park
Website: https://www.crystallakeparks.org/neighborhood-parks
Butternut Preserve
Website: https://www.crystallakeparks.org/natural-areas
Cress Creek Property
Website: https://www.crystallakeparks.org/natural-areas
Fetzner Park
Website: https://www.crystallakeparks.org/neighborhood-parks
Four Colonies Park
Website: https://www.crystallakeparks.org/neighborhood-parks
Lippold Park
Website: https://www.crystallakeparks.org/lippold-park
Oak Hollow Park
Website: https://www.crystallakeparks.org/natural-areas
Prairie Ridge Conservation Area
Website: https://www.crystallakeparks.org/natural-areas
Shamrock Hills
Website: https://www.crystallakeparks.org/natural-areas
Silver Creek
Website: https://www.mccdistrict.org/visit___explore/places_to_go/find_a_site/silver_creek.php
Sterling Meadows
Website: https://www.crystallakeparks.org/neighborhood-parks
Sterne’s Woods & Fen
Website: https://www.crystallakeparks.org/interactive-map/sternes-woods-and-fen
Sunset Meadows Park
Website: https://www.crystallakeparks.org/natural-areas
Three Oaks Recreation Area
Website: https://www.crystallake.org/three-oaks-recreation
Veteran Acres Park
Website: https://www.crystallakeparks.org/interactive-map/veteran-acres
Wedgewood Association Walking Trails
Website: https://www.wedgewoodhoa.org/nature-trail/
Willows Edge Park
Website: https://www.crystallakeparks.org/natural-areas
Winding Creek Park & Bike Path
Website: https://www.crystallakeparks.org/natural-areas
Wingate Prairie
Website: https://www.crystallakeparks.org/natural-areas
Woodland Estates Park
Website: https://www.crystallakeparks.org/neighborhood-parks
Woodscreek Park
Website: https://www.crystallakeparks.org/neighborhood-parks
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Barbara Key Park
Website: https://www.lith.org/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/39/170
Echo Hill Park
Website: https://www.lith.org/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/44/170
Exner Marsh Conservation Area
Website: https://www.mccdistrict.org/visit___explore/places_to_go/find_a_site/exner_marsh.php
Indian Trail Beach
Website: https://www.lith.org/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/51/170
Ken Carpenter Park
Website: https://www.lith.org/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/53/170
Lake in the Hills Fen Conservation Area
Website: https://www.mccdistrict.org/visit___explore/places_to_go/find_a_site/lake_in_the_hills_fen.php
Nockels Park
Website: https://www.lith.org/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/62/170?npage=2
Sunset Park
Website: https://www.lith.org/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/71/170?npage=2
Turtle Island
Website: https://www.lith.org/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/73/170?npage=2
Heritage Community Park
Website: https://www.lakemoor.net/village-parks—facilities.html
Morrison Park
Website: https://www.lakemoor.net/village-parks—facilities.html
Converse Park
Website: https://www.mapquest.com/us/illinois/converse-park-304183089
Fish Park
Website: https://www.dogpackapp.com/parks/united-states/illinois/island-lake/fish-park
Veterans Park
Website: https://www.mapquest.com/us/illinois/veterans-park-479226547
Coral Woods Conservation Area
Website: https://www.mccdistrict.org/visit___explore/places_to_go/find_a_site/coral_woods.php
H.U.M Trail
Website: https://www.mccdistrict.org/visit___explore/things_to_do/bike.php
Indian Oaks Park
Website: https://www.cityofmarengo.com/parks-recreation/
Marengo Ridge Conservation Area
Website: https://www.mccdistrict.org/visit___explore/places_to_go/find_a_site/marengo_ridge.php
Boulder Creek Park
Website: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/440566fe2bc6466692bb367fe0542a4c
Brookside Trail Park
Website: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/440566fe2bc6466692bb367fe0542a4c
Cold Springs Park
Website: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/440566fe2bc6466692bb367fe0542a4c
Fox Ridge Park
Website: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/440566fe2bc6466692bb367fe0542a4c
Knox Park
Website: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/440566fe2bc6466692bb367fe0542a4c
Liberty Trails Park
Website: https://mchenryrec.recdesk.com/Community/Facility/Detail?facilityId=44
Liberty Trails Park
Website: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/440566fe2bc6466692bb367fe0542a4c
Miller Riverfront Park
Website: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/440566fe2bc6466692bb367fe0542a4c
Moraine Hills State Park
Website: https://dnr.illinois.gov/parks/park.morainehills.html
North Oak Park
Website: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/440566fe2bc6466692bb367fe0542a4c
Petersen Park
Website: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/440566fe2bc6466692bb367fe0542a4c
Pheasant Valley Park
Website: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/440566fe2bc6466692bb367fe0542a4c
Shamrock Farm Park
Website: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/440566fe2bc6466692bb367fe0542a4c
Stickney Run Conservation Area
Website: https://www.mccdistrict.org/visit___explore/places_to_go/find_a_site/stickney_run.php
Wheeler Park
Whispering Oaks Park
Website: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/440566fe2bc6466692bb367fe0542a4c
William H. Althoff Park
Website: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/440566fe2bc6466692bb367fe0542a4c
Oakwood Hills Park
Website: https://www.oakwoodhills.org/?SEC=1C336BA8-1656-4085-BFD7-A3D7B08C714D
Fox River Forest Preserve
Website: https://www.lcfpd.org/fox-river/
Chain O’Lakes State Park
Website: https://dnr.illinois.gov/parks/park.chainolakes.html
Hatchery Park
Website: https://www.springgrovevillage.com/parks-and-sports/
Lyle C. Thomas Memorial Park
Website: https://www.springgrovevillage.com/parks-and-sports/
Thelen Park
Website: https://www.springgrovevillage.com/parks-and-sports/
Turner Lake Fen Nature Preserve
Website: https://dnr.illinois.gov/inpc/area.area2laketurnerlakefen.html
Harrison Benwell Conservation Area
Website: https://www.mccdistrict.org/visit___explore/places_to_go/find_a_site/harrison_benwell.php
The Meadows of West Bay
Website: https://www.villageofwonderlake.org/parksrec/page/meadows-west-bay
Woods Creek Park
Website: https://www.villageofwonderlake.org/parksrec/page/woods-creek-park-12-acres
Brookdale Conservation Area
Concannon Conservation Area
Website: https://conservemc.org/our-preserves/
Dufield Pond Conservation Area
Website: https://www.mccdistrict.org/visit___explore/places_to_go/find_a_site/dufield_pond.php
Emricson Park
Website: https://www.woodstockil.gov/370/Emricson-Park
Hennen Conservation Area
Website: https://conservemc.org/our-preserves/
Kishwaukee Headwaters Conservation Area
Website: https://www.mccdistrict.org/visit___explore/places_to_go/find_a_site/kishwaukee_headwaters.php
McConnell Road Park
Website: https://www.woodstockil.gov/921/Park-Directory
Pleasant Valley Conservation Area
Website: https://www.mccdistrict.org/visit___explore/places_to_go/find_a_site/pleasant_valley.php
Red Park
Website: https://g.co/kgs/ZNz1biS
Ryders Woods
Website: https://www.woodstockil.gov/921/Park-Directory
W.C. Donato Conservation Area
Website: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/illinois/william-c-donato-conservation-area-walk
Westwood Conservation Area
Website: https://conservemc.org/our-preserves/
Yonder Prairie
Boger Bog
Website: https://thevillageofbullvalley.com/parks-within-bull-valley
Boloria Meadows
Website: https://thevillageofbullvalley.com/parks-within-bull-valley
Boone Creek
Website: https://thevillageofbullvalley.com/parks-within-bull-valley
Wolf Oak Woods
Website: https://thevillageofbullvalley.com/parks-within-bull-valley
Hebron Trail
Website: https://www.mccdistrict.org/visit___explore/things_to_do/bike.php
Winding Creek Conservation Area
Website: https://www.mccdistrict.org/visit___explore/places_to_go/find_a_site/winding_creek.php
Elizabeth Lake Nature Preserve
Keystone Landing
Website: https://www.mccdistrict.org/visit___explore/places_to_go/find_a_site/keystone_road_canoe_landing.php
McConnell Park
Website: https://richmond-il.com/directory/nippersink-park/
North Branch Conservation Area
Website: https://www.mccdistrict.org/visit___explore/places_to_go/find_a_site/north_branch.php
Glacial Park Conservation Area
Website: https://www.mccdistrict.org/visit___explore/places_to_go/find_a_site/glacial_park.php
Trout Valley Fen
Siems Memorial Park
Website: https://marengo-union.com/chamber-information/community-information/parks/
Beck’s Woods Conservation Area
Website: https://www.mccdistrict.org/visit___explore/places_to_go/find_a_site/becks_woods.php
Community Research Forest
Website: https://www.mccdistrict.org/visit___explore/places_to_go/find_a_site/community_research_forest.php
Gateway Nature Park
Website: https://conservemc.org/our-preserves/
High Point Conservation Area
Website: https://www.mccdistrict.org/visit___explore/places_to_go/find_a_site/high_point.php
Irish Oaks Savanna
Website: https://conservemc.org/our-preserves/
Milky Way Park
Website: https://harvard.recdesk.com/Community/Facility/Detail?facilityId=41
Piscasaw North
Website: https://harvard.recdesk.com/Community/Facility/Detail?facilityId=41
Rush Creek Conservation Area
Website: https://www.mccdistrict.org/visit___explore/places_to_go/find_a_site/rush_creek.php
Betsy Warrington Park
Website: https://www.huntleyparks.org/parks-facilities/directory/
Borhart Park
Website: https://www.huntleyparks.org/parks-facilities/directory/
Coach’s Park
Website: https://www.huntleyparks.org/parks-facilities/directory/
Deicke Park
Website: https://www.huntleyparks.org/parks-facilities/directory/
Kiley Park
Website: https://www.huntleyparks.org/parks-facilities/directory/
Ol’ Timers Park
Website: https://www.huntleyparks.org/parks-facilities/directory/
Ruth Family Park
Website: https://www.huntleyparks.org/parks-facilities/directory/
Tomaso Sports Park
Website: https://www.huntleyparks.org/parks-facilities/directory/
Tures Park
Website: https://www.huntleyparks.org/parks-facilities/directory/
Weiss Park
Website: https://www.huntleyparks.org/parks-facilities/directory/
