1
Jim Yellig Park
Managed by Town of Santa Claus
21 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Carter
Carter, IN parks, trails & bike paths
There are about 4.3 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Carter, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Carter outdoors
Conserved land
0.3%
70 of 22,992 acres
Trails
4.3 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi · 1 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
22 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
Mariah Hill Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Dale Park
Managed by Town of Dale
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Carter
Mariah Hill Park PlaygroundIn Mariah Hill Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Jim Yellig Park
Unnamed playground in Dale Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 1.0 mi
Showing 1–10 of 11 trails
- Boyhood Nature Trail0.8 mi
- Pro Super Bowl0.3 mi
- Lincoln Boyhood Trail0.2 mi
- County Road 1750 North0.2 mi
- Washington Birthday0.2 mi
- Saint Patricks Day0.2 mi
- Lincoln Birthday0.2 mi
- Trail of the Twelve Stones0.1 mi
- Good Friday Boulevard0.1 mi
- Ides of March0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
70 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 paths4.7 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball10
- Tennis8
- Basketball4
- Soccer3
- Football2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Carter
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Historic or Cultural Area 70 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Boyhood National MemorialHistoric or Cultural Area | National Park Service | 70 | Restricted |
History
Historic places to visit
Lincoln Cabin Site MemorialMemorial
Dale CemeteryCemetery
Pinkston CemeteryCemetery
Richardson CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Carter and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carter | 0.3% | 4.3 mi | 3 |
| Clay | 7.7% | 20.7 mi | 1 |
| Harrison | 1% | 2.6 mi | 1 |
| Pigeon | 2.4% | 1.5 mi | 0 |
| Santa Claus | 0.1% | 9.0 mi | 2 |
| Cass | 0% | 1.8 mi | 0 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Carter'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.