1
Pinhook Bog
Nature preserve
399 acres2.1 mi of trail
Upland TrailPinhook Bog Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Coolspring
Coolspring, IN parks, trails & bike paths
About 2.9% of Coolspring is conserved land, roughly 670 acres. There are about 6.4 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Pinhook Bog (2.1 mi), Creek Ridge County Park (1.6 mi), and Stribel Park (1.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Coolspring, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Coolspring outdoors
Conserved land
2.9%
670 of 22,989 acres
Trails
6.4 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 5 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
10
43 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 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
Creek Ridge County Park
Nature preserve
60 acres1.6 mi of trail
Dogs allowedMapped in OpenStreetMap
3
Stribel Park
Park
48 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Patriot Park
Park
110 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 10 parks & preserves
Pinhook Bog399 acres · 2.1 mi of trail
Creek Ridge County Park60 acres · 1.6 mi of trail
Stribel Park48 acres · 1.2 mi of trail
Patriot Park110 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
Indiana Dunes National Park399 acres · National Park Service
Trail Creek Fen Nature Preserve38 acres
Barker Woods Nature Preserve34 acres · Shirley Heinze Land Trust
Ruby Woods14 acres
Adams Park8 acres
Red Mill County Park7 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Campgrounds in Coolspring
Camp To-Pe-Ne-Bee
Michigan City CampgroundFee
Trails
Named trails
- Upland Trail0.5 mi
- Pinhook Bog Trail0.4 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
670 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 paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Soccer16
- Baseball15
- Tennis12
- Equestrian10
- Tracks6
- Basketball3
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Coolspring
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Park 410 acState Conservation Area 121 acState Recreation Area 77 acLocal Park 62 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Dunes National ParkNational Park | National Park Service | 410 | Open |
| Trail Creek Public Fishing AreaState Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 77 | Open |
| Izaak Walton League Chapter #7State Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 52 | Closed |
| Stribel ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 42 | Open |
| Trail Creek FenState Conservation Area | Private owners | 34 | Closed |
| Baker Woods Nature PreserveState Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 29 | Closed |
| Ruby WoodsLocal Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Adams ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Trail Creek Fen (Department Of Natural Resources)State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 6 | Restricted |
History
Historic places to visit
Beattys Corner CemeteryCemetery
Cross CemeteryCemetery
Lows CemeteryCemetery
Sharp CemeteryCemetery
Swan Lake Memorial GardensCemetery
Nearby
Coolspring and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coolspring | 2.9% | 6.4 mi | 10 |
| Michigan | 4.3% | 12.5 mi | 22 |
| Center | 2% | 17.7 mi | 14 |
| New Durham | 1% | 4.8 mi | 4 |
| Michigan City | 5.1% | 13.2 mi | 24 |
| Pine | 22.4% | 18.0 mi | 12 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Coolspring'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.