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Wells County 4H Park
Park
52 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Bluffton
Bluffton, IN parks, trails & bike paths
About 2.9% of Bluffton is conserved land, roughly 162 acres. There are about 1.9 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Wells County 4H Park (0.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Bluffton, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Bluffton outdoors
Conserved land
2.9%
162 of 5,515 acres
Trails
1.9 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 1 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
12
15 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
3.4 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 3.4 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
Pickett's Run Park
Park
3 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Lancaster Park
Managed by City Of Bluffton Parks
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
River Greenway
Park
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 12 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 12 parks & preserves
Wells County 4H Park52 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Pickett's Run Park3 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Kehoe Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Washington Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Bluffton Splashpad and Fitness Park.2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Joe Biden Memorial Concert Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Bluffton Now
Lancaster Park18 acres · City Of Bluffton Parks
River Greenway15 acres
Whicker Park3 acres
Capri Community Park3 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Beaches in Bluffton
Fishing Beach
Unnamed beach
Trails
Named trails
- Angel's Walk0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
162 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 30 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. 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 paths3.4 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis12
- Baseball11
- Basketball6
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Bluffton
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 128 acConservation Easement 30 acPrivate Park 5 acPrivate Conservation 4 acLocal Recreation Area 4 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffton ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 71 | Open |
| Lancaster ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Roush ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Lions ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Renollet ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Hickory Hill Golf CoursePrivate Park | Private owners | 5 | Open |
| Deam ArboretumPrivate Conservation | Private owners | 4 | Closed |
| Wells Community PoolLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Kehoe ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Washington ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Fair View CemeteryCemetery
Old Bluffton CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Bluffton'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.