Sportland Park
Park
28 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainC+Outdoors
Outdoors in Clinton
5% of Clinton’s land is conserved: 74 acres
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Clinton, 0.1 per square mile of land. 36 acres are parks and preserves, 7.4 per 1,000 residents. 66% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns · #262 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
74 acres · of 2.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
36 ac
7.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
66%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Clinton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Clinton is ahead of 41% of U.S. towns, #262 of 593 in Indiana. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Clinton’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% 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 land7.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (36 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home66% 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 41%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 56%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Clinton’s 5% is ahead of 81% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 41% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B−. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bogart Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
74 conserved acres
5% of Clinton’s land. Who manages Clinton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)39 ac
Town or city35 ac
Conservation Easement · 39 acLocal Park · 35 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 39 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sportland Park Local Park | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| Helms Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Clinton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Clinton
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
5Baseball
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). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Clinton
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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 41 | 53 | 65 | 75 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 67 | 53 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Clinton →
Next door
Clinton and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton | 5% | 0.1 | 7 | 66% | C+ |
| Florida Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 9% | D |
| Clinton Township | 4% | 0.5 | 5 | 40% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Clinton
How much of Clinton is conserved land?
5% 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 Clinton’s trails?
Sportland Park and Bogart Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Clinton?
625 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clinton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 36 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Clinton have?
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #262 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 Clinton 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 →