Fortville Memorial Park
Park
37 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Fortville
Fortville has 42 acres of parks, 8.4 for every 1,000 residents
0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Fortville, 0.1 per square mile of land. 72% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns · #318 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
15 acres · of 3.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
42 ac
8.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
72%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.2 mi
3.1 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Fortville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Fortville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fortville is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns, #318 of 593 in Indiana. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Fortville’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land8.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (42 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home72% 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 32%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 46%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Fortville’s 1% is ahead of 33% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 50% 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 Fortville Memorial Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
15 conserved acres
1% of Fortville’s land. Who manages Fortville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city15 ac
Local Park · 15 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Baseball Fields Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Fortville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Fortville
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
3.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.1 mi
off-road bike paths
0.1 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
13Tennis
6Baseball
6Pickleball
4Soccer
4Football
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Fortville
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 | 51 | 63 | 73 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 78 | 65 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Fortville →
Next door
Fortville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortville | 1% | 0.1 | 8 | 72% | C |
| Vernon Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 31% | D |
| Fall Creek Township | 4% | 0.5 | 6 | 53% | B− |
| Fishers | 6% | 0.7 | 8 | 61% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fortville
Where can I hike in Fortville?
The longest trail networks: Fortville Memorial Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Fortville 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 Fortville’s trails?
Fortville Memorial Park and Landmark Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Fortville?
3.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.1 of off-road paths and 0.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Fortville?
4,166 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fortville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 42 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Fortville have?
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #318 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 Fortville 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 →