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Rangeline Park
Park
178 acres8.6 mi of trail
Novice LoopExpert Loop 5Expert Loop 3Intermediate LoopExpert Loop 1
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Anderson
Anderson, IN parks, trails & bike paths
About 2.5% of Anderson is conserved land, roughly 664 acres. There are about 15 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Rangeline Park (8.6 mi) and General Pulaski Park (1.1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Anderson, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Anderson outdoors
Conserved land
2.5%
664 of 26,620 acres
Trails
15 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi · 12 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
10
12 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
4.7 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 4.7 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
General Pulaski Park
Park
20 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Mounds State Park
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
39 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
Athletic Park
Park
28 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 10 parks & preserves
Rangeline Park178 acres · 8.6 mi of trail
General Pulaski Park20 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
Shadyside Memorial Park24 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Mounds State Park39 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Athletic Park28 acres
Fairview Park28 acres
Shepherd Park8 acres
Greater Community Center and Park4 acres
Dickmann Town Center1 acres
Public Square1 acres · City of Anderson
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Anderson
Showing 1–10 of 12 playgrounds
Davis Park
Unnamed playground in Greater Community Center and Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in General Pulaski Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Shadyside Memorial Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 8.2 miUnpaved 7.9 mi
- Novice Loop2.3 mi
- Expert Loop 51.1 mi
- Expert Loop 31.0 mi
- Intermediate Loop0.9 mi
- Expert Loop 10.5 mi
- Expert Loop 40.4 mi
- Expert Loop 20.4 mi
- Shadyside Recreation Trail/Killbuck Wetlands0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
664 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 104 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 3 of 24 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths4.7 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis37
- Baseball25
- Pickleball16
- Basketball8
- Soccer5
- Football2
- Skate park1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Anderson
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 230 acLocal Recreation Area 184 acLocal Conservation Area 172 acConservation Easement 58 acUnknown Easement 46 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rangeline ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 184 | Open |
| Shady Park (Aqua Gardens) Killbuck WetlandsLocal Conservation Area | Town or city | 153 | Restricted |
| Shadyside Memorial ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 87 | Open |
| Athletic ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Mounds State ParkState Park | State parks | 26 | Open |
| Fairview ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| General Pulaski ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Killbuck WetlandLocal Conservation Area | Town or city | 19 | Restricted |
| Edgewater ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Madison ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 13 places
Earthwork GIn Mounds State Park · Archaeological site
Flag polesMonument
Ray Harroun Historical markerPlaque
Sno CastleCastle
Anderson Memorial ParkCemetery
Booco CemeteryCemetery
Maplewood CemeteryCemetery
Moss CemeteryCemetery
Otterbein CemeteryCemetery
Pleasant Walk CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Anderson and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson | 2.5% | 14.7 mi | 10 |
| Pendleton | 1.9% | 2.4 mi | 1 |
| Anderson | 2.8% | 14.7 mi | 9 |
| Fall Creek | 0.6% | 2.4 mi | 1 |
| Stony Creek | 0% | 0.0 mi | 1 |
| Adams | 0.1% | 0.0 mi | 1 |
| Chesterfield | 5.8% | 1.2 mi | 2 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Anderson's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 29.3-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.