Lapel Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Missvain · CC BY 4.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Lapel
Lapel has 8 acres of parks, 3.0 for every 1,000 residents
68% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns · #485 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 10.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
3.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
68%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lapel have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lapel is ahead of 12% of U.S. towns, #485 of 593 in Indiana. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lapel’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4DPark land3.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (8 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home68% 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 12%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 18%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Lapel’s under 1% is ahead of 7% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Lapel. 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
2 places to go in Lapel
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lapel
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
12Tennis
7Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Lapel
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 39 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 51 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Lapel →
Next door
Lapel and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lapel | under 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 68% | D |
| Wayne Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 11% | D |
| Stony Creek Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 42% | D |
| Pendleton | 2% | 0.2 | 31 | 49% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lapel
How much of Lapel is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Lapel’s trails?
Lapel Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lapel?
3,004 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lapel or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lapel have?
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #485 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 Lapel 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 →