Editing New Lenox, Illinois (section)

==Parks==
The New Lenox Community Park District maintains 40 parks and athletic fields comprising nearly 600 acres; while also utilizing 14 facilities throughout New Lenox.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newlenoxparks.org/parks-and-facilities/|title=Parks and Facilities - newlenoxparks.org}}</ref>

New Lenox also offers a number of paved asphalt and crushed gravel trails. [[Old Plank Road Trail (Illinois)|Old Plank Road Trail]] is a 22-mile pavement hiking and biking nature trail that travels through the heart of New Lenox with many access points to include access at the Village Hall in the Commons. The Hickory Creek State Nature Preserve provides a 2.8-mile asphalt hiking and biking nature trail as well as access to the historic one-room Schmuhl School Museum on the southeast corner of Route 30 and Schoolhouse Road, which is owned and operated by the New Lenox Historical Society.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reconnectwithnature.org/preserves-trails/Hickory-Creek-Barrens|title=reconnectwithnature.org}}</ref> Additionally, the Hadley Valley Preserve offers a unique 4.85-mile crushed Spring Creek Greenway Trail that welcomes pedestrians and equestrians.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reconnectwithnature.org/preserves-trails/Hadley-Valley|title=reconnectwithnature.org}}</ref>