At 1,472 acres, Wilderness Park, located in southwest Lincoln, is the City’s largest park. As its name implies, the park is a natural area that straddles the Salt Creek floodplain and stretches from Van Dorn Street on the north to Saltillo Road on the South. The Park was established to serve as flood storage for Salt Creek and as a unique park experience for residents and visitors to Lincoln. The Park also serves as a conservation area and is home to many species of plants and animals. Visitors are encouraged to enjoy these creatures, but not to remove or disturb them in any way.

The Jamaica North Trail lies in the former Union Pacific railbed that runs along the east side of Wilderness Park in the area west of South 14th Street, and along the west side of the park as it continues south. The Jamaica North Trail links to the Homestead Trail south of Saltillo Road, then the Standing Bear Trail and Blue River Trail further south, reaching all the way to Marysville, KS.