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Outdoors in Noblesville Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Noblesville Township

The biggest trail networks: Hague Road Nature Haven (1.1 mi), Forest Park (0.7 mi), Federal Hill Commons Park (0.5 mi). 5% of Noblesville Township’s land is conserved, about 1,541 acres. 1,114 acres are parks and preserves, 17 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
5%
1,541 acres · of 46.8 sq mi of land
Trails
30 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,114 ac
17 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
48%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
78 mi
78 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
5
1 beach · 2 boat launches
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

The longest trail network is Hague Road Nature Haven, with 1.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Hague Road Nature Haven

Park
107 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Forest Park

Park
128 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Federal Hill Commons Park

Managed by City of Noblesville
5 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Morse Park

Park
30 acres0.3 mi of trail
Morse Park Trails
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 10 parks & preserves
Hague Road Nature Haven107 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
Directions
Forest Park128 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Directions
Federal Hill Commons Park5 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · City of Noblesville
Directions
Morse Park30 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Directions
Dr. James A Dillon Park72 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Directions
Hamilton County Fairgrounds38 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Noblesville
Directions
Waterman Farms Park6 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Noblesville
Seminary Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Directions
Potters Bridge Park29 acres
Southside Park3 acres
Directions
Who protects it

1,541 conserved acres

5% of Noblesville Township’s land. Who manages Noblesville Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Private owners600 ac
Town or city575 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits181 ac
County138 ac
Other state land122 ac
State fish & wildlife36 ac
State natural resources36 ac
Local Park · 668 acPrivate Park · 600 acConservation Easement · 213 acState Conservation Area · 163 acLocal Recreation Area · 44 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 67 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 17 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Forest Park
Local Park
Town or city319Open
Pebble Brook Golf Club
Private Park
Private owners292Open
Indianapolis Boys Club Camp
Local Park
Town or city246Open
Harbour Trees Golf Course
Private Park
Private owners167Open
Stoney Creek Golf Club
Private Park
Private owners141Open
Burr Oak Bend
State Conservation Area
Land trusts & nonprofits127Open
Potter's Bridge Park
Local Park
County64Open
Hamilton County Fairgrounds
Local Recreation Area
County44Open
White River Restoration
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife36Open
Morse Park
Local Park
County29Open

3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.

Things to do

48 places to go in Noblesville Township

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

Playgrounds in Noblesville Township
Hazel Dell Playground
Directions
Hazel Dell Playground
Directions
Hazel Dell Playground
Directions

42 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.

Trails & water

2 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 2.0 mi
Noblesville XC Course1.7 mi
Morse Park Trails0.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

78 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

78 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
58Tennis
25Baseball
15Basketball
11Soccer
9Football
5Tracks
1Skate park

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

15 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Potter's Covered BridgeStructure · listed 1991
About it
Holliday Hydroelectric Powerhouse and DamStructure · listed 1995
About it

3 more on the History page.

When to get out

August is the best month for walking in Noblesville Township

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)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.713.712.411.19.99.3
High (°F)353950637382848378655140
Rain (in)2.82.33.14.24.65.14.13.53.33.23.42.8

February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Noblesville Township →

Next door

Noblesville Township and its neighbors

Noblesville Township has the second most mapped trails of the 8 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
Noblesville Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Noblesville5%0.81044%B
Wayne Townshipunder 1%under 0.1211%D
White River Township1%0.223419%B−
Clay Township5%0.61375%B+
Carmel5%0.61375%B+
Jackson Townshipunder 1%0.1837%C−
Westfield Washington Township2%0.51962%B

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

Questions about parks and trails in Noblesville Township

Where can I hike in Noblesville Township?

The longest trail networks: Hague Road Nature Haven, 1.1 miles; Forest Park, 0.7 miles; Federal Hill Commons Park, 0.5 miles; Morse Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Noblesville Township’s trails?

Hague Road Nature Haven and Forest Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Noblesville Township?

78 miles of bike routes are on the map: 78 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Noblesville Township?

8,272 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Noblesville Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,114 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Noblesville Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →