Photo: NathanielCwebb1996 · CC BY-SA 4.0Crawfordsville has 276 acres of parks, 17 for every 1,000 residents
0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Crawfordsville, 0.1 per square mile of land. 78% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Crawfordsville’s land is conserved, about 267 acres.
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns · #200 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Crawfordsville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Crawfordsville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Crawfordsville is ahead of 49% of U.S. towns, #200 of 593 in Indiana. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Crawfordsville’s 4% is ahead of 75% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 34% of them.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Milligan Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Fishero Park
Kathleen J. Steele Park
267 conserved acres
4% of Crawfordsville’s land. Who manages Crawfordsville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawfordsville Municipal Golf Course Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 128 | Open |
| Milligan Park Local Park | Town or city | 42 | Open |
| Crawfordsville Parks & Rec Local Park | Town or city | 27 | Open |
| Sugar Creek Park Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Montgomery County Fairgrounds Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Fishero Ball Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Elston Park South Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Keystone (Goose) Nibble Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Frances Wooden North Side Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Lincoln Playground Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
8 places to go in Crawfordsville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail
0.9 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.
13 places on the National Register, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 5 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
1 more on the History page.
August is the best month for walking in Crawfordsville
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 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 39 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 78 | 66 | 51 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Crawfordsville →
Questions about parks and trails in Crawfordsville
Where can I hike in Crawfordsville?
The longest trail networks: Milligan Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Crawfordsville is conserved land?
4% 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 Crawfordsville’s trails?
Milligan Park and Sugar Creek Nature Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Crawfordsville?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of off-road paths. Named routes: Sugar Creek Trail.
Is there public land near Crawfordsville?
2,367 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Crawfordsville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 276 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Crawfordsville have?
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #200 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 Crawfordsville 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 →