Photo: Chris Light at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Ferdinand has 41 acres of parks, 18 for every 1,000 residents
86% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Ferdinand.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Ferdinand?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Ferdinand have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ferdinand is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Ferdinand’s under 1% is ahead of 7% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 31% 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 18th Street Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
9 places to go in Ferdinand
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 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
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.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The walking year in Ferdinand
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 | 76 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 69 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
August is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ferdinand →
Questions about parks and trails in Ferdinand
Where can I hike in Ferdinand?
The longest trail networks: 18th Street Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Ferdinand 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 Ferdinand’s trails?
18th Street Park and 5th Street Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ferdinand?
9,220 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ferdinand or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 41 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ferdinand have?
Ahead of 32% 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 Ferdinand 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 →