DeMotte has 35 acres of parks, 8.2 for every 1,000 residents
87% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross DeMotte, 0.1 per square mile of land. 1% of DeMotte’s land is conserved, about 27 acres.
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns · #286 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is DeMotte?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does DeMotte have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, DeMotte is ahead of 37% of U.S. towns, #286 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 DeMotte’s 1% is ahead of 45% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 40% 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
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Freedom Park
Airport Park
27 conserved acres
1% of DeMotte’s land. Who manages DeMotte’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Freedom Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Airport Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
0.0 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.
The best walking months in DeMotte: April and September
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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 37 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 64 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in DeMotte →
Questions about parks and trails in DeMotte
How much of DeMotte is conserved land?
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 DeMotte’s trails?
Spencer Park and Freedom Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near DeMotte?
582 acres of parks and open public land lie inside DeMotte or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 35 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does DeMotte have?
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #286 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 DeMotte 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 →