Carol Thierman Community Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Utica
Utica has 10 acres of parks, 9.4 for every 1,000 residents
1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Utica, 0.8 per square mile of land. 1% of Utica’s land is conserved, about 8 acres. 55% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
8 acres · of 1.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
9.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
55%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.6 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Utica?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Utica have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Utica is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Utica’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land9.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (10 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home55% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 47%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Utica’s 1% is ahead of 43% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 93% of them.
Water is 17% of Utica’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
8 conserved acres
1% of Utica’s land. Water is left out: Utica has 1.2 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Utica’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks8 ac
State Park · 8 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlestown State Park State Park | State parks | 8 | Open |
Biking & sports
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Utica
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 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 47 | 57 | 68 | 77 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 70 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Utica →
Next door
Utica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utica | 1% | 0.8 | 9 | 55% | B− |
| Jeffersonville | 6% | 0.7 | 28 | 81% | A− |
| Utica Township | 10% | 0.6 | 168 | 44% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Utica
How much of Utica 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 Utica’s trails?
Carol Thierman Community Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Utica?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Utica?
11,487 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Utica or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Utica have?
Ahead of 47% 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 Utica 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 →