Fishers White River Park
Park
111 acres2.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith · Public domainBOutdoors
Outdoors in Fishers
Fishers has 25 miles of mapped trails, 0.7 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Fishers White River Park (2.3 mi), Ritchey Woods Nature Preserve (2.1 mi), Flat Fork Creek Park (1.1 mi). 6% of Fishers’ land is conserved, about 1,349 acres. 840 acres are parks and preserves, 8.2 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns · #129 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
1,349 acres · of 36.6 sq mi of land
Trails
25 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
840 ac
8.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
61%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
132 mi
6.0 mi lanes · 124 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
8
3 beaches · 2 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Fishers have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fishers is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns, #129 of 593 in Indiana. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Fishers’ overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (25 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land8.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (840 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home61% 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 59%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 78%
Among the 400 U.S. cities of 100,000 or more, Fishers ranks #325 on Outdoors.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Fishers’ 6% is ahead of 83% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 88% of them.
Water is 6% of Fishers’ area (2 of 39 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 6%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to B+. 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 Fishers White River Park, with 2.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Ritchey Woods Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
140 acres2.1 mi of trail
Beech Hollow Trail LoopCreek Ridge TrailSwamp TrailSouth Ridge Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Flat Fork Creek Park
Managed by City of Fishers
58 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Nonie Werbe Krauss Nature Preserve
Managed by Central Indiana Land Trust
42 acres1 mi of trail
Mozingo MileEller Mile
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Cyntheanne Park
Managed by City of Fishers
51 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Geist Waterfront Park
Managed by City of Fishers
30 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
All 28 parks & preserves
Fishers White River Park111 acres · 2.3 mi of trail
DirectionsRitchey Woods Nature Preserve140 acres · 2.1 mi of trail
DirectionsFlat Fork Creek Park58 acres · 1.1 mi of trail · City of Fishers
DirectionsNonie Werbe Krauss Nature Preserve42 acres · 1 mi of trail · Central Indiana Land Trust
DirectionsCyntheanne Park51 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · City of Fishers
DirectionsHoosier Woods15 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsZimmer Park5 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsGeist Waterfront Park30 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · City of Fishers
DirectionsConner Prairie Museum155 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsBillericay Park41 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsThorpe Creek Natural Area21 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Sand Creek Natural Area9 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Witten Park4 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsCumberland Park35 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsBrooks School Park14 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsHarrison Thompson Park9 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsHeritage Meadows Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Fishers
DirectionsFishers AgriPark39 acres
DirectionsRoy G Holland Memorial Park36 acres
DirectionsFishers Heritage Park at White River36 acres
DirectionsCheeney Creek Natural Area36 acres
DirectionsOlio Fields16 acres
DirectionsHamilton Proper Park15 acres
DirectionsMudsock Fields12 acres
DirectionsCottingham Park5 acres
DirectionsBee Camp Creek Trailhead Park1 acres
DirectionsCentral Green1 acres
DirectionsPrinceton woods park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
1,349 conserved acres
6% of Fishers’ land. Water is left out: Fishers has 36.6 square miles of land and 2.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Fishers’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners796 ac
Town or city471 ac
Joint82 ac
County1 ac
Private Park · 796 acLocal Park · 384 acConservation Easement · 82 acLocal Conservation Area · 44 acState Conservation Area · 43 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 82 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorns Golf and Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 250 | Open |
| Ironwood Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 209 | Open |
| River Glen Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 160 | Open |
| Britton Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 104 | Open |
| Ironwood Windermere Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 72 | Open |
| Flat Fork Creek Park Local Park | Town or city | 58 | Open |
| Cyntheanne Park North Local Park | Town or city | 51 | Open |
| Ritchey Woods Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | Town or city | 43 | Restricted |
| Billericay Park Local Park | Town or city | 43 | Open |
| Cumberland Park Local Park | Town or city | 38 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
105 places to go in Fishers
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Fishers
Geist BeachIn Geist Waterfront Park
DirectionsPlus 2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Swimming spots in Fishers
1 swimming spot without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Public pools in Fishers
Limestone Springs Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Fishers
AG Adventures PlaygroundIn Conner Prairie Museum
DirectionsTreetop OutpostIn Conner Prairie Museum
Directions92 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Dog parks in Fishers
2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Fishers
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Fishing spots in Fishers
1 fishing spot without a name on the map.
Picnic areas in Fishers
2 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Community gardens in Fishers
Community Garden ProgramIn Cyntheanne Park · City of Fishers
DirectionsTrails & water
13 named trails and 8 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.7 miUnpaved · 11.0 mi
HSE XC Course2.4 mi
Mozingo Mile0.8 mi
Beech Hollow Trail Loop0.5 mi
Eller Mile0.3 mi
Creek Ridge Trail0.3 mi
Swamp Trail0.3 mi
South Ridge Trail0.2 mi
Hickory Trail0.2 mi
Hare Creek Trail0.1 mi
Dragonfly Trail0.1 mi
3 more trails
Blackbird Trail
0.1 miOrchard Trail
0.1 miRB Annis Vista Trail
0.1 miBiking & sports
132 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
6.0 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
124 mi
off-road bike paths
2.0 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
88Tennis
48Basketball
34Soccer
33Baseball
11Pickleball
9Football
7Beach volleyball
4Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Fishers
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) | 35 | 40 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 78 | 65 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Fishers →
Next door
Fishers and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Indianapolis167 miNoblesville30 miLawrence Township30 miClay Township28 miCarmel27 miFishers25 miFall Creek Township16 miDelaware Township11 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fishers | 6% | 0.7 | 8 | 61% | B |
| Delaware Township | 6% | 0.7 | 14 | 77% | B+ |
| Noblesville | 5% | 0.8 | 10 | 44% | B |
| Clay Township | 5% | 0.6 | 13 | 75% | B+ |
| Carmel | 5% | 0.6 | 13 | 75% | B+ |
| Fall Creek Township | 4% | 0.5 | 6 | 53% | B− |
| Lawrence Township | 10% | 0.6 | 23 | 56% | B+ |
| Indianapolis | 6% | 0.5 | 15 | 61% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fishers
Where can I hike in Fishers?
The longest trail networks: Fishers White River Park, 2.3 miles; Ritchey Woods Nature Preserve, 2.1 miles; Flat Fork Creek Park, 1.1 miles; Nonie Werbe Krauss Nature Preserve, 1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Fishers is conserved land?
6% 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 Fishers’ trails?
Fishers White River Park and Ritchey Woods Nature Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Fishers?
132 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.0 of painted or protected lanes, 124 of off-road paths and 2.0 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Fishers?
10,426 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fishers or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 924 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Fishers have?
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #129 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 Fishers 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 →