Century Park Arboretum

Located in the heart of Vernon Hills and situated in the northeast corner of Illinois, Century Park Arboretum’s 113 acres wrap around Big Bear and Little Bear Lakes, has 2.7 miles of lighted walking paths, 10 picnic gazebos, 3 parking lots, volleyball, basketball, cricket pitch, 3 ball fields, a boat launch, a playground, fairgrounds, a sled hill and 2 fishing piers. The lakes are regularly stocked with the standard fish plus Northern Pike and Small Mouth Bass. Fishing structures have been regularly added to manmade lake to improve fish habitat. 

As of Dec 2021 the collection consists of 150+ different trees, these trees are identified with tree labels as well as are identifiable by accessing the public layer of the park’s GIS Tree inventory. QR codes posted in the park can be scanned with a smart device to access the digital inventory.