Photo: David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA · CC BY 2.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Westville
28% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 27 acres are parks and preserves, 5.2 per 1,000 residents. 1% of Westville’s land is conserved, about 26 acres.
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns · #477 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
How much outdoors does Westville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Westville is ahead of 13% of U.S. towns, #477 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Westville’s 1% is ahead of 45% 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
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
26 conserved acres
1% of Westville’s land. Who manages Westville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Meadow Park Local Park | Town or city | 26 | Open |
3 places to go in Westville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.6 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Westville: April and September
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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Westville →
Questions about parks and trails in Westville
How much of Westville 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 Westville’s trails?
Prarie Meadow Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Westville?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Westville?
9,607 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Westville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 27 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Westville have?
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #477 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 Westville 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 →