Hoosier National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainC+Outdoors
Outdoors in Paoli
Few parks or trails are on the map in Paoli
2% of Paoli’s land is conserved, about 38 acres. 49% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Paoli, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns · #253 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
38 acres · of 3.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
36 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
49%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Paoli?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Paoli have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Paoli is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns, #253 of 593 in Indiana. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Paoli’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4BPark land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (36 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home49% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 42%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 57%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Paoli’s 2% is ahead of 49% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 76% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B−. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
38 conserved acres
2% of Paoli’s land. Who manages Paoli’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city36 ac
U.S. Forest Service2 ac
Local Park · 36 acNational Forest · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Jay Cee Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Maria Radcliffe Rest Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Hoosier National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 2 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Paoli
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Paoli
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
5Tennis
3Basketball
2Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Paoli
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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 45 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 83 | 86 | 86 | 80 | 68 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Paoli →
Questions about parks and trails in Paoli
How much of Paoli 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.
Are dogs allowed on Paoli’s trails?
Hoosier National Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Paoli?
27,866 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Paoli or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 38 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Paoli have?
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #253 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 Paoli 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 →