Photo: Chris Light · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Koontz Lake
10% of Koontz Lake’s land is conserved, about 225 acres. 84% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 13 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Koontz Lake?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Koontz Lake have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Koontz Lake is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Koontz Lake’s 10% is ahead of 92% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% of them.
Water is 13% of Koontz Lake’s area (1 of 4 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 9%.
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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225 conserved acres
10% of Koontz Lake’s land. Water is left out: Koontz Lake has 3.5 square miles of land and 0.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Koontz Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koontz Lake Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 156 | Restricted |
| Koontz Lake Wetland Conservation Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 57 | Restricted |
| Koontz Lake Dam Property State Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 6 | Open |
| Koontz Lake Public Access Site State Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 5 | Open |
| Koontz Lake Finn Tract State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
1 lakes & rivers
The best walking months in Koontz Lake: 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 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 47 | 60 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Koontz Lake →
Koontz Lake and its neighbors
Koontz Lake has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koontz Lake | 10% | under 0.1 | 11 | 84% | B− |
| Lincoln Township | 4% | 0.1 | 121 | 69% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Koontz Lake
How much of Koontz Lake 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.
Is there public land near Koontz Lake?
3,037 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Koontz Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Koontz Lake have?
Ahead of 48% 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 Koontz Lake 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 →