Randolph Street Park
Managed by Town of Winfield
14 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Dennisyerger84 · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Winfield
Winfield has 18 acres of parks, 2.3 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Randolph Street Park (0.6 mi). 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Winfield, 0.1 per square mile of land. 55% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns · #445 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
26 acres · of 12.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
18 ac
2.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
55%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Winfield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Winfield is ahead of 16% of U.S. towns, #445 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Winfield’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4CPark land2.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (18 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 16%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 25%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Winfield’s under 1% is ahead of 24% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 37% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Winfield. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C−. 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 Randolph Street Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
26 conserved acres
under 1% of Winfield’s land. Who manages Winfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits15 ac
Town or city11 ac
Conservation Easement · 15 acLocal Park · 11 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 15 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Unknown |
| Trees Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Stonegate Commons Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| The Meadows Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Winfield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Winfield
Seventh Day Adventist Church Playground
DirectionsPlus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
4Basketball
2Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Winfield: 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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 71 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Winfield →
Next door
Winfield and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Winfield Township11 miRoss Township9.5 miCenter Township9.0 miLakes of the Four Seasons6.3 miMerrillville6.0 miPorter Township2.9 miWinfield0.9 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winfield | under 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 55% | C− |
| Lakes of the Four Seasons | under 1% | 2.8 | 6 | 98% | B |
| Winfield Township | 2% | 0.5 | 27 | 63% | B |
| Center Township | 4% | 0.2 | 29 | 63% | B |
| Porter Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 38% | D |
| Merrillville | 8% | 0.2 | 40 | 73% | B+ |
| Ross Township | 8% | 0.2 | 45 | 72% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Winfield
Where can I hike in Winfield?
The longest trail networks: Randolph Street Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Winfield 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 Winfield’s trails?
Randolph Street Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Winfield?
7,130 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Winfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 18 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Winfield have?
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #445 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 Winfield 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 →