Hagedorn Park
Park
51 acres0.5 mi of trail
Windy Creek Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Henry the heron at English Wikipedia · Public domainB+Outdoors
Outdoors in Tell City
6% of Tell City’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Hagedorn Park (0.5 mi). 6% of Tell City’s land is conserved, about 178 acres.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns · #60 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
178 acres · of 4.5 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
111 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Tell City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Tell City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tell City is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns, #60 of 593 in Indiana. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Tell City’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land15 acres of park per 1,000 residents (111 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13BParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 74%
LessMore
Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 90%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Tell City’s 6% is ahead of 85% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 62% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A−. 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 Hagedorn Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Roy Fenn Park & Soccer Complex
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Hoosier National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
All 8 parks & preserves
Hagedorn Park51 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Sunset Park16 acres
DirectionsRoy Fenn Park & Soccer Complex5 acres
Hoosier National Forest4 acres · United States Forest Service
Joe Schaeffer Park4 acres
Zoercher-Bettinger Park4 acres
DirectionsDennis Kress Memorial Park4 acres
Kiwanis Park4 acres
Who protects it
178 conserved acres
6% of Tell City’s land. Who manages Tell City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city107 ac
Private owners68 ac
U.S. Forest Service4 ac
Local Park · 107 acPrivate Park · 68 acNational Forest · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoosier Heights Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 68 | Open |
| Hagedorn Park Local Park | Town or city | 57 | Open |
| Sunset Park Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Roy Fenn Park & Soccer Complex Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Legion Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Dennis Kress Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Hoosier National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 4 | Open |
| Kiwanis Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Zoercher Bettinger Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Joe Schaefer Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
6 places to go in Tell City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Tell City
Dennis Kress Park PlaygroundIn Dennis Kress Memorial Park
DirectionsRoy Fenn Park PlaygroundIn Roy Fenn Park & Soccer Complex
DirectionsSchaeffer Park Castle PlaygraoundIn Joe Schaeffer Park
DirectionsPlus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Tell City
Tell City Dog ParkIn Hagedorn Park
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Windy Creek Trail0.5 mi
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
9Baseball
6Tennis
5Tracks
4Basketball
1Football
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Tell City Carnegie LibraryBuilding · listed 2023
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Tell City
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 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 47 | 57 | 69 | 77 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 81 | 70 | 57 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
August is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Tell City →
Next door
Tell City and its neighbors
Tell City has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tell City | 6% | 0.2 | 15 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Troy Township | 3% | 0.1 | 12 | 79% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Tell City
Where can I hike in Tell City?
The longest trail networks: Hagedorn Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Tell City is conserved land?
6% 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 Tell City’s trails?
Hagedorn Park and Sunset Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Tell City?
18,978 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tell City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 115 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Tell City have?
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #60 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 Tell City 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 →