Indianola Waterfront & Woodland Preserve
Managed by Kitsap County Parks
81 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: BroMcjoe · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Indianola
Indianola has 5.1 miles of mapped trails, 1.0 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Indianola Waterfront & Woodland Preserve (1.5 mi). 88 acres are parks and preserves, 25 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Indianola’s land is conserved, about 112 acres.
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns · #153 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
112 acres · of 5.2 sq mi of land
Trails
5.1 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
88 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
60%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Indianola?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Indianola have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Indianola is ahead of 69% of U.S. towns, #153 of 285 in Washington. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Indianola’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land25 acres of park per 1,000 residents (88 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home60% of residents within a half mile of a park · WA 92% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 69%
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Washington towns of 2,500+ (285)Ahead of 46%
Water is 20% of Indianola’s area (1 of 7 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A−. 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 Indianola Waterfront & Woodland Preserve, with 1.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
112 conserved acres
3% of Indianola’s land. Water is left out: Indianola has 5.2 square miles of land and 1.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Indianola’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County169 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits103 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 84 acLocal Conservation Area · 81 acRecreation or Education Easement · 80 acPrivate Conservation · 23 acLocal Park · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loth218 Local Other or Unknown | County | 84 | Unknown |
| Indianola Bloedel Preserve Local Conservation Area | County | 81 | Open |
| Great Peninsula Conservancy Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 23 | Closed |
| Indianola Greenway Local Park | County | 4 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Indianola
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Indianola
Indianola Playground
DirectionsPlus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
4 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.7 mi
White Horse Public Trail1.3 mi
Power Line0.5 mi
Bay Ridge0.2 mi
Haunted Path0.1 mi
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
3Tennis
3Basketball
1Pickleball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Doe-Kag-WatsSite · listed 2019
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Indianola: May to 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) | 8.8 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 65 | 70 | 76 | 76 | 71 | 60 | 51 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 5.4 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 |
July is the driest month (0.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 76 °F). 5.7 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Indianola →
Next door
Indianola and its neighbors
Indianola has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianola | 3% | 1.0 | 25 | 60% | B+ |
| Suquamish | under 1% | 0.4 | 1 | 62% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Indianola
Where can I hike in Indianola?
The longest trail networks: Indianola Waterfront & Woodland Preserve, 1.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Indianola is conserved land?
3% of its land, against a typical 4% for a Washington town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Indianola’s trails?
Indianola Waterfront & Woodland Preserve and Mavis Olson Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Indianola?
14,428 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Indianola or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 88 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Indianola have?
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #153 of 285 in Washington. 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 Indianola 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 →