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Outdoors in Whitley City

Few parks or trails are on the map in Whitley City

23% of Whitley City’s land is conserved, about 342 acres. 2.0 miles of mapped trail cross Whitley City, 0.9 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
23%
342 acres · of 2.3 sq mi of land
Trails
2.0 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

342 conserved acres

23% of Whitley City’s land. Who manages Whitley City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service339 ac
Other state land3 ac
National Forest · 339 acState Other or Unknown · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Daniel Boone National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service339Open
Jenneys Branch Outstanding Resource Water
State Other or Unknown
Other state land3Open
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Unpaved · 1.1 mi
Lick Creek Trail 6311.1 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Whitley City: April to June and August

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.910.811.913.114.114.714.413.612.411.210.29.7
High (°F)444958687682858479695748
Rain (in)4.54.75.24.94.95.05.64.03.73.13.85.3

October is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Whitley City →

Questions about parks and trails in Whitley City

Is there public land near Whitley City?

125,870 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Whitley City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 341 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Whitley 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 →