Photo: ONUnicorn · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Southport
4 acres are parks and preserves, 1.9 per 1,000 residents. 32% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Southport have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Southport is ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. 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 Southport’s 1% is ahead of 38% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% 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.
4 conserved acres
1% of Southport’s land. Who manages Southport’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southport Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
5 places to go in Southport
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.
0.2 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 Southport
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 | 64 | 73 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 78 | 65 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Southport →
Questions about parks and trails in Southport
How much of Southport 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 Southport’s trails?
Southport Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Southport?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Southport?
4,036 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Southport or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Southport have?
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Southport 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 →