Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Grabill
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Jack R Harris Park (0.5 mi). 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Grabill, 0.8 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 81% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Grabill?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Grabill have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Grabill is ahead of 81% 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 Grabill’s 3% is ahead of 66% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 91% 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
The longest trail network is Jack R Harris Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Grabill South Park
13 conserved acres
3% of Grabill’s land. Who manages Grabill’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Grabill Sports Complex Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
0.6 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.
September is the best month for walking in Grabill
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 | 36 | 47 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Grabill →
Questions about parks and trails in Grabill
Where can I hike in Grabill?
The longest trail networks: Jack R Harris Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Grabill is conserved land?
3% 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 Grabill’s trails?
Jack R Harris Park and Grabill South Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Grabill?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Grabill?
1,676 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Grabill or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Grabill have?
Ahead of 81% 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 Grabill 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 →