Photo: Chris Light · CC BY-SA 3.0Portland has 98 acres of parks, 15 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Hudson Family Park (0.5 mi). 84% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Portland, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns · #178 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Portland?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Portland have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Portland is ahead of 53% of U.S. towns, #178 of 593 in Indiana. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Portland’s 3% is ahead of 68% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 50% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Hudson Family Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Haynes Park
Milton Miller Park
94 conserved acres
3% of Portland’s land. Who manages Portland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Family Park Local Park | Town or city | 44 | Open |
| Sportland Park Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Weiler Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Haynes Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Northend Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Freedom Park Local Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1 | Open |
9 places to go in Portland
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.0 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.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The walking year in Portland
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 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 38 | 49 | 62 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 64 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Portland →
Questions about parks and trails in Portland
Where can I hike in Portland?
The longest trail networks: Hudson Family Park, 0.5 miles; Haynes Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Portland is conserved land?
3% 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 Portland’s trails?
Hudson Family Park and Portland Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Portland?
396 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Portland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 98 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Portland have?
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #178 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 Portland 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 →