Few parks or trails are on the map in Palestine
1 acre is park or preserve, 1.3 per 1,000 residents. 42% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Palestine have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Palestine is ahead of 9% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Palestine’s under 1% is ahead of 21% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% of them.
Water is 22% of Palestine’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
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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1 conserved acres
under 1% of Palestine’s land. Water is left out: Palestine has 1.0 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Palestine’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine Lake Public Access Site State Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1 | Open |
1 lakes & rivers
1.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
September is the best month for walking in Palestine
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 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 81 | 76 | 63 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Palestine →
Questions about parks and trails in Palestine
How much of Palestine is conserved land?
under 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.
Where can I bike in Palestine?
1.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Palestine?
979 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Palestine or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Palestine have?
Ahead of 9% 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 Palestine 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 →