These are the parks thicket knows about in Jo Daviess — the big ones you already know, and the pocket parks, greenways and trailheads two streets over that you probably do not.
- Apple River Canyon State Park
- Apple River Fort Park and picnic area
- Buehler Preserve
- Casper Bluff Land and Water Reserve
- Depot Park
- Dunleith Park
- Eagle's Nest Land and Water Preserve
- Elizabeth Park
- Galena Veterans Memorial Park
- Gateway Park
- Gramercy Park
- Hanley Savanna
- Hanover Bluff State Natural Area
- Hanover Forest
- Hiawatha Playground
- Horseshoe Mound Preserve
- James H. Wienen Memorial Park
- Long Hollow Tower Scenic Overlook
- Meridian Park
- Nora Park
- Old Cemetery Park
- Rall Woods State Natural Area
- Recreation Park
- Schurmeier Teaching Forest
- Speer Park
- Stockton Township Memorial Park
- Tapley Woods Conservation Area
- Wapello Land & Water Reserve
- West Street Sculpture Park
- White Park
- Winston Tunnel State Natural Area
- Witkowsky State Wildlife Area