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Choate CabinChoate Cabin · Photo: Wrae Ann · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Indianola

Few parks or trails are on the map in Indianola

6% of Indianola’s land is conserved, about 13 acres. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Indianola, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
6%
13 acres · of 0.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

13 conserved acres

6% of Indianola’s land. Who manages Indianola’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State fish & wildlife10 ac
State land board3 ac
State Conservation Area · 10 acState Resource Management Area · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Eufaula Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife10Restricted
CLO Lands
State Resource Management Area
State land board3Restricted
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Choate CabinBuilding · listed 1979
About it
When to get out

The walking year in Indianola

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)10.010.911.913.014.014.514.313.512.311.210.39.8
High (°F)515664738088939385756353
Rain (in)2.32.33.54.86.24.83.83.24.54.33.43.1

January is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 6.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Indianola →

Questions about parks and trails in Indianola

Is there public land near Indianola?

2,447 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Indianola or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Indianola neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →