Argos Community Park
Managed by Town Of Argos
49 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Argos
98% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Argos
54 acres are parks and preserves, 30 per 1,000 residents. 1% of Argos’ land is conserved, about 10 acres. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Argos, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
10 acres · of 1.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
54 ac
30 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.6 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Argos?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Argos have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Argos is ahead of 63% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Argos’ overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land30 acres of park per 1,000 residents (54 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home98% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 63%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Argos’ 1% is ahead of 45% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 64% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Argos. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
10 conserved acres
1% of Argos’ land. Who manages Argos’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city10 ac
Local Park · 10 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Argos
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Argos
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Baseball
3Soccer
2Tennis
1Basketball
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Argos: April 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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Argos →
Questions about parks and trails in Argos
How much of Argos is conserved land?
1% 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 Argos’ trails?
Argos Community Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Argos?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Argos?
533 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Argos or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 54 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Argos have?
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Argos 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 →