Photo: Public domain · Public domainKendallville has 480 acres of parks, 46 for every 1,000 residents
10% of Kendallville’s land is conserved, about 408 acres. 3.0 miles of mapped trail cross Kendallville, 0.5 per square mile of land. 67% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns · #44 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Kendallville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Kendallville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kendallville is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns, #44 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Kendallville’s 10% is ahead of 92% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 81% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
408 conserved acres
10% of Kendallville’s land. Who manages Kendallville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 308 | Open |
| Elks Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 50 | Open |
| Sunset Park Local Park | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Kendallville Fairgrounds State Recreation Area | County | 18 | Open |
| Kendallville Sports Complex Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Round Lake Wetlands Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1 | Closed |
7 places to go in Kendallville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
2 lakes & rivers
4.8 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
September is the best month for walking in Kendallville
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 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 35 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 48 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Kendallville →
Questions about parks and trails in Kendallville
How much of Kendallville is conserved land?
10% 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 Kendallville’s trails?
Sunset Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Kendallville?
4.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.6 of off-road paths and 0.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Kendallville?
4,680 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kendallville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 480 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Kendallville have?
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #44 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 Kendallville 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 →