Wythougan Park
Park
53 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nahteecirp · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Knox
Knox has 66 acres of parks, 19 for every 1,000 residents
0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Knox, 0.1 per square mile of land. 75% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Knox’s land is conserved, about 55 acres.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns · #215 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
55 acres · of 4.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
66 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
75%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.8 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Knox have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Knox is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns, #215 of 593 in Indiana. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Knox’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4CPark land19 acres of park per 1,000 residents (66 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13BParks close to home75% 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 47%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 64%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Knox’s 2% is ahead of 57% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 44% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Knox Community High School Nature Center
Nature preserve
17 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Knox Community High School Woods
Nature preserve
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 5 parks & preserves
Wythougan Park53 acres
Knox Community High School Nature Center17 acres
DirectionsKnox Community High School Woods10 acres
DirectionsSandy Acres Park3 acres
DirectionsHeritage Park1 acres
Who protects it
55 conserved acres
2% of Knox’s land. Who manages Knox’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city46 ac
County10 ac
Local Park · 46 acLocal Recreation Area · 10 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wythougan Park Local Park | Town or city | 43 | Open |
| Starke County Soccer Field Local Recreation Area | County | 10 | Open |
| Sandy Acres Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Knox
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Knox
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
12Tennis
6Tracks
4Baseball
3Football
2Basketball
2Softball
2Skate park
1Volleyball
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).
When to get out
The best walking months in Knox: April and September
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 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Knox →
Questions about parks and trails in Knox
How much of Knox is conserved land?
2% 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 Knox’s trails?
Wythougan Park and Knox Community High School Nature Center don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Knox?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Knox?
1,335 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Knox or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 66 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Knox have?
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #215 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 Knox 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 →