Few parks or trails are on the map in Sellersburg
12 acres are parks and preserves, 1.2 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Sellersburg. 22% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns · #521 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
How much outdoors does Sellersburg have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sellersburg is ahead of 8% of U.S. towns, #521 of 593 in Indiana. 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 Sellersburg’s under 1% is ahead of 19% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 24% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
American Legion Park
11 conserved acres
under 1% of Sellersburg’s land. Who manages Sellersburg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Creek Township Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
4 places to go in Sellersburg
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
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.
The walking year in Sellersburg
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 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 47 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 69 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Sellersburg →
Sellersburg and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sellersburg | under 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 22% | D |
| Clarksville | 7% | 1.1 | 23 | 80% | A− |
| Carr Township | 20% | 0.8 | under 1 | under 1% | C+ |
| Union Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 16% | D |
| Silver Creek Township | 1% | 0.1 | 4 | 18% | D |
| New Albany Township | 1% | 0.2 | 6 | 64% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sellersburg
How much of Sellersburg 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.
Are dogs allowed on Sellersburg’s trails?
Silver Creek Township Park and American Legion Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Sellersburg?
28,880 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sellersburg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sellersburg have?
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #521 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 Sellersburg 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 →