Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Middletown
94% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Middletown, 0.5 per square mile of land. 4% of Middletown’s land is conserved, about 28 acres.
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Middletown?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Middletown have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Middletown is ahead of 70% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Middletown’s 4% is ahead of 73% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 82% 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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28 conserved acres
4% of Middletown’s land. Who manages Middletown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dietrech Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Honey Creek Trail State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 4 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Cottage Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
2 places to go in Middletown
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1.0 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
August is the best month for walking in Middletown
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) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Middletown →
Questions about parks and trails in Middletown
How much of Middletown is conserved land?
4% 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 Middletown?
1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Middletown?
1,122 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Middletown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 29 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Middletown have?
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Middletown 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 →