Indian Creek Trail
Nature preserve
13 acres0.4 mi of trail
Indian Creek Trail Doolittle Section
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Corydon Historic District · Photo: Bedford at English Wikipedia · Public domainC−Outdoors
Outdoors in Corydon
Corydon has 5 acres of parks, 1.7 for every 1,000 residents
58% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Corydon, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns · #382 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
4 acres · of 1.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
1.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
58%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Corydon?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Corydon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Corydon is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns, #382 of 593 in Indiana. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Corydon’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land1.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (5 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home58% 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 24%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 36%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Corydon’s under 1% is ahead of 21% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 69% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Corydon. 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 C− to C. 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 Indian Creek Trail, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Historic Corydon Indiana Town Square
Park
2 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
4 conserved acres
under 1% of Corydon’s land. Who manages Corydon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land4 ac
State Historic or Cultural Area · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corydon Capitol State Historic Site State Historic or Cultural Area | Other state land | 4 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Corydon
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Corydon
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Indian Creek Trail Doolittle Section0.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
5Tennis
3Baseball
1Softball
1Soccer
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). The map also marks 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
June is the best month for walking in Corydon
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 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 47 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 84 | 87 | 87 | 81 | 69 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
August is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.2 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Corydon →
Questions about parks and trails in Corydon
Where can I hike in Corydon?
The longest trail networks: Indian Creek Trail, 0.4 miles; Historic Corydon Indiana Town Square, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Corydon is conserved land?
under 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.
Are dogs allowed on Corydon’s trails?
Indian Creek Trail and Historic Corydon Indiana Town Square don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Corydon?
22,141 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Corydon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Corydon have?
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #382 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 Corydon 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 →