Crietz Park
Park
17 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Cambridge City
6% of Cambridge City’s land is conserved: 37 acres
89% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 37 acres are parks and preserves, 22 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Cambridge City, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
37 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
37 ac
22 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
89%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Cambridge City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cambridge City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cambridge City is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cambridge City’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4CPark land22 acres of park per 1,000 residents (37 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home89% 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 62%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Cambridge City’s 6% is ahead of 82% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 44% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Cambridge City. 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
37 conserved acres
6% of Cambridge City’s land. Who manages Cambridge City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city37 ac
Local Park · 37 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crietz Park Local Park | Town or city | 37 | Open |
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
6Tennis
3Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Cambridge City
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 39 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Cambridge City →
Questions about parks and trails in Cambridge City
How much of Cambridge City is conserved land?
6% 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 Cambridge City’s trails?
Crietz Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cambridge City?
315 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cambridge City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 37 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cambridge City have?
Ahead of 62% 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 Cambridge City 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 →