Spencer Public Library · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainSpencer has 41 acres of parks, 16 for every 1,000 residents
76% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Spencer?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Spencer have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Spencer is ahead of 23% of U.S. towns. 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 Spencer’s under 1% is ahead of 7% 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.
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.
5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 6 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
August is the best month for walking in Spencer
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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 42 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Spencer →
Questions about parks and trails in Spencer
How much of Spencer 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 Spencer’s trails?
Owen County Fair Grounds and Cooper Commons don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Spencer?
10,497 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Spencer or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 41 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Spencer have?
Ahead of 23% 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 Spencer 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 →