Photo: Nyttend · Public domain98% of residents live within a half mile of a park in North Webster
0.5 miles of mapped trail cross North Webster, 0.6 per square mile of land. 13 acres are parks and preserves, 15 per 1,000 residents. 2% of North Webster’s land is conserved, about 12 acres.
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is North Webster?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does North Webster have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, North Webster is ahead of 71% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so North Webster’s 2% is ahead of 58% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 86% 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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12 conserved acres
2% of North Webster’s land. Who manages North Webster’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Webster Lake Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
2 places to go in North Webster
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.
0.5 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).
September is the best month for walking in North Webster
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 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 76 | 63 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in North Webster →
Questions about parks and trails in North Webster
How much of North Webster is conserved land?
2% 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 North Webster?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near North Webster?
677 acres of parks and open public land lie inside North Webster or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does North Webster have?
Ahead of 71% 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 North Webster 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 →