Walbridge Acres Park
Park
32 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Chesterfield
Chesterfield has 53 acres of parks, 21 for every 1,000 residents
1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Chesterfield, 0.9 per square mile of land. 84% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6% of Chesterfield’s land is conserved, about 50 acres.
Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns · #39 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
50 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
53 ac
21 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
84%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Chesterfield?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Chesterfield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Chesterfield is ahead of 80% of U.S. towns, #39 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 Chesterfield’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land21 acres of park per 1,000 residents (53 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home84% 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 80%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 94%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Chesterfield’s 6% is ahead of 84% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 93% of 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
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 Walbridge Acres Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
50 conserved acres
6% of Chesterfield’s land. Who manages Chesterfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County42 ac
Town or city8 ac
Local Park · 50 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walbridge Acres Park Local Park | County | 42 | Open |
| Makepeace Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Chesterfield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Chesterfield
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Dog parks in Chesterfield
Chesterfield Dog ParkIn Makepeace Park
DirectionsPeaks in Chesterfield
Imagination Hill
DirectionsCampgrounds in Chesterfield
1 campground without a name on the map.
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
4Baseball
1Skate park
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). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Chesterfield
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 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 39 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 51 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Chesterfield →
Next door
Chesterfield and its neighbors
Chesterfield has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Chesterfield
Where can I hike in Chesterfield?
The longest trail networks: Walbridge Acres Park, 0.2 miles; Makepeace Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield’s trails?
Walbridge Acres Park and Makepeace Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Chesterfield?
1,354 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chesterfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 53 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Chesterfield have?
Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #39 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 Chesterfield 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 →