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Rieke Park
Park
66 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
Outdoors · Auburn
Auburn, IN parks, trails & bike paths
About 8.8% of Auburn is conserved land, roughly 487 acres. There are about 7.8 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Auburn, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Auburn outdoors
Conserved land
8.8%
487 of 5,565 acres
Trails
7.8 mi
0.9 mi per sq mi · 5 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
14
36 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
10.2 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 10.2 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.
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Greenhurst Commons
Managed by ACRES Land Trust
116 acres
Dog rules not recorded
3
Dekalb County Fairgrounds
Park
26 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Eckhart Park
Park
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
All 14 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 14 parks & preserves
Rieke Park66 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Smith Acres Park11 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Courthouse Green2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Dekalb County Fairgrounds26 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Eckhart Library Green1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Greenhurst Commons116 acres · ACRES Land Trust
Eckhart Park18 acres
Don Lash Park15 acres
Memorial Park12 acres
Thomas Park4 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Auburn
Unnamed playground in Memorial Park
Unnamed playground in Rieke Park
Unnamed playground in Eckhart Park
Unnamed playground in Eckhart Park
Unnamed playground in Desoto Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Smith Acres Park
Who protects the land
487 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths10.2 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball12
- Tennis5
- Basketball4
- Pickleball3
- Soccer1
- Skate park1
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Auburn
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Private Park 300 acLocal Park 146 acLocal Recreation Area 22 acLocal Conservation Area 18 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater Golf ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 190 | Open |
| Greenhurst Country ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 110 | Open |
| Rieke ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 63 | Open |
| Fifteenth St WetlandsLocal Conservation Area | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| DeKalb County FairgroundsLocal Recreation Area | County | 15 | Open |
| Hunters Glen ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Lash ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Memorial ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Eckhart ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Smith Acres ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Mott CemeteryCemetery
Roselawn CemeteryCemetery
Woodland CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Auburn'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 20-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.