Photo: Public domain · Public domain96% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Ligonier
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Ligonier. 64 acres are parks and preserves, 15 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Ligonier’s land is conserved, about 65 acres.
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns · #175 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Ligonier?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Ligonier have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ligonier is ahead of 53% of U.S. towns, #175 of 593 in Indiana. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Ligonier’s 3% is ahead of 71% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 27% of them.
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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65 conserved acres
3% of Ligonier’s land. Who manages Ligonier’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Kenny Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 41 | Open |
| Woodlawn Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Pettit Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Northside Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Gazebo Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Prentiss Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 places to go in Ligonier
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Ligonier: 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 | 10.5 | 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 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Ligonier →
Questions about parks and trails in Ligonier
How much of Ligonier 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.
Where can I bike in Ligonier?
1.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Ligonier?
1,090 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ligonier or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 64 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Ligonier have?
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #175 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 Ligonier 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 →