Brum's Woods
Park
84 acres3.7 mi of trail
Brum Woods Walking Path 2
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Batesville
Batesville has 6.1 miles of mapped trails, 1.0 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Brum's Woods (3.7 mi), Liberty Park (1.1 mi). 225 acres are parks and preserves, 31 per 1,000 residents. 88% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 81% of U.S. towns · #33 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
158 acres · of 6.2 sq mi of land
Trails
6.1 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
225 ac
31 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
88%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.1 mi
3.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
4
What kind of outdoors town is Batesville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Batesville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Batesville is ahead of 81% of U.S. towns, #33 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, conserved land lowest.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Batesville’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land31 acres of park per 1,000 residents (225 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home88% 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 81%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 95%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Batesville’s 4% is ahead of 74% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 94% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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
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 Brum's Woods, with 3.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Freedom Park
Park
6 acres0.3 mi of trail
Freedom Park Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 9 parks & preserves
Brum's Woods84 acres · 3.7 mi of trail
DirectionsLiberty Park40 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
DirectionsFreedom Park6 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsBTD Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsThe Plex25 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsSoccer Park24 acres
DirectionsBatesville Playground2 acres
Weberding's Park1 acres
Veteran’s Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
158 conserved acres
4% of Batesville’s land. Who manages Batesville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city158 ac
Local Recreation Area · 84 acLocal Park · 70 acState Recreation Area · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brum Woods Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 84 | Open |
| Liberty Park Local Park | Town or city | 38 | Open |
| Batesvile Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 32 | Open |
| Batesville Memorial Pool State Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
20 places to go in Batesville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Batesville
Freedom Park PlaygroundIn Freedom Park
DirectionsLiberty ParkIn Liberty Park
DirectionsSoccer Park PlaygroundIn Soccer Park
DirectionsWeberding's PlaygroundIn Weberding's Park
DirectionsPlus 14 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Batesville
2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Trails & water
3 named trails and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.6 mi
Brum Woods Walking Path 21.4 mi
Freedom Park Trail0.2 mi
BTD Trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
15Soccer
14Baseball
12Tennis
7Basketball
2Volleyball
2Pickleball
2Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Central Batesville Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2011
About itWhen to get out
August is the best month for walking in Batesville
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 41 | 52 | 64 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 66 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Batesville →
Next door
Batesville and its neighbors
Batesville has the most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batesville | 4% | 1.0 | 31 | 88% | A− |
| Morris | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Laughery Township | 1% | 0.2 | 36 | 77% | B− |
| Adams Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 10 | 49% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Batesville
Where can I hike in Batesville?
The longest trail networks: Brum's Woods, 3.7 miles; Liberty Park, 1.1 miles; Freedom Park, 0.3 miles; The Plex, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Batesville is conserved land?
4% 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 Batesville’s trails?
Brum's Woods and Liberty Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Batesville?
3.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Batesville?
422 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Batesville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 225 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Batesville have?
Ahead of 81% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #33 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 Batesville 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 →