Scamahorn Park Addition
Park
18 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
COutdoors
Outdoors in Pittsboro
Pittsboro has 35 acres of parks, 8.4 for every 1,000 residents
0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Pittsboro, 0.2 per square mile of land. 62% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns · #315 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
16 acres · of 4.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
35 ac
8.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
62%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.1 mi
1.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Pittsboro have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pittsboro is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns, #315 of 593 in Indiana. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pittsboro’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land8.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (35 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home62% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 32%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 47%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Pittsboro’s 1% is ahead of 33% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 61% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to C+. 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 Scamahorn Park Addition, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
16 conserved acres
1% of Pittsboro’s land. Who manages Pittsboro’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city16 ac
Local Park · 16 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scamahorn Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Scott Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Pittsboro
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Pittsboro
Jefferson Park Playground #2
DirectionsPlus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Pittsboro
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Baseball
3Basketball
1Pickleball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Pittsboro
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 39 | 50 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 65 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Pittsboro →
Next door
Pittsboro and its neighbors
Pittsboro has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsboro | 1% | 0.2 | 8 | 62% | C |
| Brownsburg | 5% | 0.2 | 16 | 60% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pittsboro
Where can I hike in Pittsboro?
The longest trail networks: Scamahorn Park Addition, 0.4 miles; Scamahorn Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Pittsboro is conserved land?
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.
Are dogs allowed on Pittsboro’s trails?
Scamahorn Park Addition and Scamahorn Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Pittsboro?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Pittsboro?
6,453 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pittsboro or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 35 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pittsboro have?
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #315 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 Pittsboro 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 →