Photo: Evking22 · CC BY-SA 4.0Loogootee has 10 acres of parks, 3.3 for every 1,000 residents
87% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns · #398 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Loogootee?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Loogootee have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Loogootee is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns, #398 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 Loogootee’s 1% is ahead of 38% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Swamp & Water Park
8 conserved acres
1% of Loogootee’s land. Who manages Loogootee’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loogootee City Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Loogootee Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Swamp Water Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 places to go in Loogootee
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.0 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
August is the best month for walking in Loogootee
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 44 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 69 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Loogootee →
Questions about parks and trails in Loogootee
How much of Loogootee is conserved land?
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 Loogootee’s trails?
Loogootee city park and Swamp & Water Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Loogootee?
7,554 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Loogootee or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Loogootee have?
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #398 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 Loogootee 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 →