Well Site Nature Preserve
Park
14 acres0.6 mi of trail
Hiking Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainCOutdoors
Outdoors in Ellettsville
Ellettsville has 67 acres of parks, 10 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Well Site Nature Preserve (0.6 mi). 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Ellettsville, 0.2 per square mile of land. 63% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns · #336 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
11 acres · of 5.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
67 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
63%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.6 mi
1.6 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ellettsville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ellettsville is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns, #336 of 593 in Indiana. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ellettsville’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (67 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home63% 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 30%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 43%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Ellettsville’s under 1% is ahead of 22% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 52% of 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 Well Site Nature Preserve, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Marci Jane Lewis Park and Ellettsville Youth Sports Complex
Park
10 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
11 conserved acres
under 1% of Ellettsville’s land. Who manages Ellettsville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city11 ac
Local Park · 11 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marci Jane Lewis Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Campbell'S Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Ellettsville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Ellettsville
Edgewood Intermediate School (EIS) Playground
DirectionsEdgewood Primary School (EPS) Playground
DirectionsPlus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Hiking Trail0.6 mi
Biking & sports
1.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Tennis
7Baseball
3Basketball
2Softball
2Football
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Ellettsville Downtown Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2006
About itWhen to get out
August is the best month for walking in Ellettsville
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 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 42 | 52 | 64 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 66 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Ellettsville →
Questions about parks and trails in Ellettsville
Where can I hike in Ellettsville?
The longest trail networks: Well Site Nature Preserve, 0.6 miles; Marci Jane Lewis Park and Ellettsville Youth Sports Complex, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Ellettsville 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 Ellettsville’s trails?
Well Site Nature Preserve and Marci Jane Lewis Park and Ellettsville Youth Sports Complex don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Ellettsville?
1.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Ellettsville?
17,230 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ellettsville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 67 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ellettsville have?
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #336 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 Ellettsville 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 →