Ferrettie/Baugo Creek County Park
Managed by South Bend Venue Parks & Arts
63 acres1.2 mi of trail
Portage TrailPalisades TrailPortage Loop
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Tysto · Public domainA+Outdoors
Outdoors in Osceola
11% of Osceola’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.9 miles of mapped trail cross Osceola, 1.4 per square mile of land. 11% of Osceola’s land is conserved, about 98 acres.
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns · #3 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
98 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.9 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
101 ac
39 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Osceola?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Osceola have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Osceola is ahead of 96% of U.S. towns, #3 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Osceola’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4APark land39 acres of park per 1,000 residents (101 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 96%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)#3 of 593
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Osceola’s 11% is ahead of 93% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 97% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A to A+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
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 Ferrettie/Baugo Creek County Park, with 1.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Osceola Baseball & Softball Association
Park
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Fern Hunsberger Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
98 conserved acres
11% of Osceola’s land. Who manages Osceola’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County64 ac
Town or city34 ac
Local Park · 69 acLocal Recreation Area · 28 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrettie/Baugo Creek Local Park | County | 64 | Open |
| Osceola Baseball And Softball Association Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Fern Hunsburger Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Osceola
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Osceola
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Osceola
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Picnic areas in Osceola
2 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Trails & water
3 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.1 mi
Portage Trail0.4 mi
Palisades Trail0.2 mi
Portage Loop0.1 mi
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
7Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Osceola: 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) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Osceola →
Questions about parks and trails in Osceola
Where can I hike in Osceola?
The longest trail networks: Ferrettie/Baugo Creek County Park, 1.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Osceola is conserved land?
11% 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 Osceola’s trails?
Ferrettie/Baugo Creek County Park and Osceola Baseball & Softball Association don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Osceola?
2,896 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Osceola or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 101 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Osceola have?
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #3 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 Osceola neighbors.
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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 →