Vanderburgh County 4H Center
Park
136 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Darmstadt
Darmstadt has 136 acres of parks, 90 for every 1,000 residents
29% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Darmstadt, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 4.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
136 ac
90 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
29%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Darmstadt?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Darmstadt have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Darmstadt is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Darmstadt’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4CPark land90 acres of park per 1,000 residents (136 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13AParks close to home29% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 28%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Darmstadt’s under 1% is ahead of 7% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 41% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Darmstadt. 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 D 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
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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 Vanderburgh County 4H Center, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
2 places to go in Darmstadt
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Darmstadt
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
June is the best month for walking in Darmstadt
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) | 41 | 46 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 70 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
August is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Darmstadt →
Next door
Darmstadt and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darmstadt | under 1% | 0.1 | 90 | 29% | C |
| Scott Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 18 | 31% | C |
| Center Township | 1% | 0.4 | 9 | 39% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Darmstadt
Where can I hike in Darmstadt?
The longest trail networks: Vanderburgh County 4H Center, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Darmstadt 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 Darmstadt’s trails?
Vanderburgh County 4H Center doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Darmstadt?
1,523 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Darmstadt or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 136 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Darmstadt have?
Ahead of 28% 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 Darmstadt 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 →