Photo: Holly Ramsey from Boothwyn, PA, USA · CC BY 2.099% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Cannelton
1% of Cannelton’s land is conserved, about 13 acres. 12 acres are parks and preserves, 8.3 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Cannelton, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Cannelton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Cannelton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cannelton is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Cannelton’s 1% is ahead of 47% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 59% of them.
Water is 6% of Cannelton’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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13 conserved acres
1% of Cannelton’s land. Water is left out: Cannelton has 1.5 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Cannelton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannelton American Legion Ball Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Cannelton Public Access Site State Recreation Area | Other state land | 1 | Open |
3 places to go in Cannelton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
3 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The walking year in Cannelton
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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 47 | 57 | 69 | 77 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 81 | 70 | 57 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
August is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cannelton →
Cannelton and its neighbors
Cannelton has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cannelton | 1% | 0.2 | 8 | 99% | B− |
| Troy Township | 3% | 0.1 | 12 | 79% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cannelton
How much of Cannelton 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.
Is there public land near Cannelton?
15,335 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cannelton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Cannelton have?
Ahead of 50% 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 Cannelton neighbors.
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 →