Smithville-Sanders has 6.4 miles of mapped trails, 0.6 for every square mile of land
10% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 21 acres are parks and preserves, 6.4 per 1,000 residents. 5% of Smithville-Sanders’ land is conserved, about 350 acres.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns · #269 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
How much outdoors does Smithville-Sanders have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Smithville-Sanders is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns, #269 of 593 in Indiana. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Smithville-Sanders’ 5% is ahead of 80% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 86% 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
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350 conserved acres
5% of Smithville-Sanders’ land. Who manages Smithville-Sanders’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 154 | Open |
| Pointe Golf and Tennis Resort Private Park | Private owners | 138 | Open |
| Underwood-Grandis Tract State Conservation Area | State parks | 46 | Restricted |
| Smithville Diamonds Local Park | Private owners | 13 | Open |
5 places to go in Smithville-Sanders
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail
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.
August is the best month for walking in Smithville-Sanders
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 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 42 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 67 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Smithville-Sanders →
Questions about parks and trails in Smithville-Sanders
How much of Smithville-Sanders is conserved land?
5% 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.
Is there public land near Smithville-Sanders?
40,536 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Smithville-Sanders or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 157 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Smithville-Sanders have?
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #269 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 Smithville-Sanders 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 →