Angola Commons Park
Park
21 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Public domain · Public domainCOutdoors
Outdoors in Angola
Angola has 50 acres of parks, 5.3 for every 1,000 residents
2% of Angola’s land is conserved, about 75 acres. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Angola, 0.2 per square mile of land. 65% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns · #300 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
75 acres · of 6.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
50 ac
5.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
65%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.4 mi
0.3 mi lanes · 3.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Angola have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Angola is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns, #300 of 593 in Indiana. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Angola’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land5.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (50 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13CParks close to home65% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 34%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 49%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Angola’s 2% is ahead of 51% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 58% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to C+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Angola Commons Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Firemans Park
Park
6 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
75 conserved acres
2% of Angola’s land. Who manages Angola’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city50 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)26 ac
Local Park · 42 acConservation Easement · 26 acLocal Recreation Area · 8 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 26 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commons Park Local Park | Town or city | 33 | Open |
| Nature Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Firemans Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Lions Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Angola
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Angola
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Dog parks in Angola
1 dog park without a name on the map.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
3.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
20Tennis
15Baseball
4Soccer
2Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Angola: April, August and September
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 35 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 74 | 62 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Angola →
Questions about parks and trails in Angola
Where can I hike in Angola?
The longest trail networks: Angola Commons Park, 0.2 miles; Firemans Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Angola is conserved land?
2% of its land, against a typical 2% for an Indiana town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Angola’s trails?
Angola Commons Park and Firemans Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Angola?
3.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of painted or protected lanes and 3.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Angola?
5,862 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Angola or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 50 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Angola have?
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #300 of 593 in Indiana. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Angola neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →