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McCloud Nature Park
Park
221 acres7.3 mi of trail
Sycamore Bend TrailRed-Tailed Ridge TrailPrairie View TrailWoodland Way TrailPaw Paw Pathway Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Eel River
Eel River, IN parks, trails & bike paths
About 1.3% of Eel River is conserved land, roughly 339 acres. There are about 7.8 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in McCloud Nature Park (7.3 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Eel River, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Eel River outdoors
Conserved land
1.3%
339 of 27,055 acres
Trails
7.8 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 7 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
1
170 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.
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Scenic views in Eel River
Unnamed scenic view in McCloud Nature Park
Unnamed scenic view in McCloud Nature Park
Unnamed scenic view in McCloud Nature Park
Trails
Named trails
Showing 1–10 of 12 trails
- Sycamore Bend Trail0.9 mi
- Red-Tailed Ridge Trail0.8 mi
- Prairie View Trail0.8 mi
- Woodland Way Trail0.5 mi
- Paw Paw Pathway Trail0.5 mi
- Whitetail Ravine Trail0.4 mi
- Small Mouth Run Trail0.4 mi
- Barred Owl Trail0.2 mi
- Acorn Pass Trail0.2 mi
- Big Walnut Crossing Trail0.2 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
339 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 262 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 5 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 paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball3
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Eel River
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 227 acPrivate Park 62 acRecreation or Education Easement 34 acLocal Park 15 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomahawk Hills Golf ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 62 | Open |
| Pleasant Acres Nature ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 16 places
Adair CemeteryCemetery
Adams CemeteryCemetery
Campbell CemeteryCemetery
Devenport CemeteryCemetery
Fairview CemeteryCemetery
Fleece CemeteryCemetery
Fullen CemeteryCemetery
Gossett CemeteryCemetery
Hypes CemeteryCemetery
North Salem Baptist CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Eel River and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Eel River'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 21.6-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.