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Leavenworth, IndianaPhoto: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Leavenworth

Few parks or trails are on the map in Leavenworth

53% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
1%
3 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
53%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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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.

Harrison-Crawford State Forest

Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it

3 conserved acres

1% of Leavenworth’s land. Who manages Leavenworth’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources3 ac
State Resource Management Area · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Harrison - Crawford State Forest
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources3Open
Things to do

3 places to go in Leavenworth

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Boat launches in Leavenworth

2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

When to get out

June is the best month for walking in Leavenworth

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.810.711.813.114.214.814.613.612.411.110.09.5
High (°F)434757697785888781705746
Rain (in)3.73.54.75.35.44.34.43.13.73.63.94.1

August is the driest month (3.1 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 Leavenworth →

Next door

Leavenworth and its neighbors

Leavenworth has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Leavenworth— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Jennings Township25%0.361622%A−

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Leavenworth

Are dogs allowed on Leavenworth’s trails?

Harrison-Crawford State Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Leavenworth?

48,055 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Leavenworth or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Leavenworth 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 →