Metea Park
Park
49 acres1.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Leo-Cedarville
Leo-Cedarville has 72 acres of parks, 20 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Metea Park (1.9 mi). 2.5 miles of mapped trail cross Leo-Cedarville, 0.7 per square mile of land. 37% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns · #159 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
71 acres · of 3.7 sq mi of land
Trails
2.5 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
72 ac
20 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
37%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.4 mi
3.4 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Leo-Cedarville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Leo-Cedarville is ahead of 55% of U.S. towns, #159 of 593 in Indiana. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Leo-Cedarville’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land20 acres of park per 1,000 residents (72 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13BParks close to home37% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 55%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 73%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Leo-Cedarville’s 3% is ahead of 67% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 88% 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
The longest trail network is Metea Park, with 1.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Riverside Gardens
Park
14 acres0.3 mi of trail
Riverside Gardens Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
71 conserved acres
3% of Leo-Cedarville’s land. Who manages Leo-Cedarville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County55 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)14 ac
Town or city2 ac
Local Park · 57 acConservation Easement · 14 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 14 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meno - Aki Nature Preserve Local Park | County | 31 | Open |
| Metea Park Local Park | County | 24 | Open |
| Leo-Cedarville Town Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Trails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
Running Deer Trail0.2 mi
Riverside Gardens Trail0.2 mi
Biking & sports
3.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
6Tennis
2Baseball
1Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Leo-Cedarville
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 | 47 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Leo-Cedarville →
Questions about parks and trails in Leo-Cedarville
Where can I hike in Leo-Cedarville?
The longest trail networks: Metea Park, 1.9 miles; Riverside Gardens, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Leo-Cedarville is conserved land?
3% 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 Leo-Cedarville’s trails?
Metea Park and Riverside Gardens don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Leo-Cedarville?
3.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Leo-Cedarville?
2,660 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Leo-Cedarville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 72 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Leo-Cedarville have?
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #159 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 Leo-Cedarville 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 →