Clark State Forest
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry
168 acres0.8 mi of trail
Forest Resource Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Henryville
9% of Henryville’s land is conserved: 168 acres
The biggest trail networks: Clark State Forest (0.8 mi). 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Henryville, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
168 acres · of 2.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Henryville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Henryville is ahead of 23% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Henryville’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%D−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 23%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Henryville’s 9% is ahead of 91% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 68% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Henryville. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D 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 Clark State Forest, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
168 conserved acres
9% of Henryville’s land. Who manages Henryville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources168 ac
State Resource Management Area · 168 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 168 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Henryville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Henryville
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Forest Resource Trail0.8 mi
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
6Tennis
2Baseball
1Soccer
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Henryville
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 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 46 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 69 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Henryville →
Questions about parks and trails in Henryville
Where can I hike in Henryville?
The longest trail networks: Clark State Forest, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Henryville is conserved land?
9% 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 Henryville’s trails?
Clark State Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Henryville?
29,285 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Henryville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 166 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Henryville have?
Ahead of 23% 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 Henryville 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 →