Riverside Park
Park
31 acres0.4 mi of trail
Rushville Levy TrailRushville U Bend Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainB+Outdoors
Outdoors in Rushville
Rushville has 95 acres of parks, 16 for every 1,000 residents
93% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Rushville, 0.4 per square mile of land. 4% of Rushville’s land is conserved, about 88 acres.
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns · #76 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
88 acres · of 3.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
95 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
93%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Rushville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Rushville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rushville is ahead of 70% of U.S. towns, #76 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, conserved land lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Rushville’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4BPark land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (95 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13BParks close to home93% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 70%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 87%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Rushville’s 4% is ahead of 75% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 79% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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
The longest trail network is Riverside Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
88 conserved acres
4% of Rushville’s land. Who manages Rushville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city88 ac
Local Park · 88 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Park Local Park | Town or city | 53 | Open |
| North Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Laughlin Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Veterans Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Carol Jenkins-Davis Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Rushville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Rushville
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
4 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.7 mi
Rushville U Bend Trail0.5 mi
Rushville Levy Trail0.4 mi
Fork Trail0.4 mi
Connector Trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
8Baseball
8Tennis
1Basketball
1Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →8 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Melodeon HallBuilding · listed 1973
About itRush County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1975
About itDurbin HotelBuilding · listed 1982
About itWashington, Booker T., SchoolBuilding · listed 1990
About itJohn K. Gowdy HouseBuilding · listed 1993
About itRushville Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1993
About itWendell Lewis Willkie HouseBuilding · listed 1993
About itSt. Paul Methodist Episcopal ChurchBuilding · listed 1997
About itWhen to get out
August is the best month for walking in Rushville
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) | 9.7 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 40 | 51 | 63 | 73 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 78 | 65 | 52 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Rushville →
Questions about parks and trails in Rushville
Where can I hike in Rushville?
The longest trail networks: Riverside Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Rushville is conserved land?
4% 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 Rushville’s trails?
Riverside Park and South Veterans Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Rushville?
117 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rushville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 95 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Rushville have?
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #76 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 Rushville 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 →