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Franke Park
Park
216 acres11.4 mi of trail
Goshen LoopChristmas TrailLog JamDerby HillTiger Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, IN parks, trails & bike paths
About 5.4% of Fort Wayne is conserved land, roughly 3,845 acres. There are about 82 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Franke Park (11.4 mi), Foster Park (4.6 mi), and Kreager Park (2.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Fort Wayne, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Fort Wayne outdoors
Conserved land
5.4%
3,845 of 71,277 acres
Trails
82 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi · 64 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
76
14 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
129.5 mi
14.9 mi lanes · 106.9 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
Foster Park
Park
239 acres4.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Kreager Park
Park
162 acres2.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Memorial park
Park
35 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Salomon Farm Park
Park
171 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
6
Lakeside Park
Park
27 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
McMillen Park
Park
159 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
8
Ivan Lebamoff Reservoir Park
Park
13 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 76 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 76 parks & preserves
Franke Park216 acres · 11.4 mi of trail
Foster Park239 acres · 4.6 mi of trail
Kreager Park162 acres · 2.2 mi of trail
Memorial park35 acres · 1.5 mi of trail
Salomon Farm Park171 acres · 1.4 mi of trail
Lakeside Park27 acres · 1.4 mi of trail
McMillen Park159 acres · 1 mi of trail
Ivan Lebamoff Reservoir Park13 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Lutheran Park11 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Promenade Park8 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
4Beaches3Public pools159Playgrounds6Dog parks5Boat launches3Waterfalls15Scenic views1Peak2Community gardens
Playgrounds in Fort Wayne
Showing 1–10 of 50 playgrounds
Chick-fil-A Play Place
Crossroad's Playground
Frog Park
Fun Zone
McCormick PlaygroundIn McCormick Park
McCormick Splash PadIn McCormick Park
PNC PlaygroundIn Promenade Park
Safety Village
Tire-swing Park
Whale Park
109 more unnamed playgrounds are mapped in Fort Wayne.
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 14.8 miUnpaved 13.7 mi
Showing 1–10 of 17 trails
- Goshen Loop1.6 mi
- Christmas Trail1.5 mi
- Log Jam0.3 mi
- River Bend Woods Commons Path0.3 mi
- Rivergreenway0.3 mi
- Tiger Trail0.2 mi
- Derby Hill0.2 mi
- Freeway0.2 mi
- Frog Pond Loop0.2 mi
- Rollercoaster0.2 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Showing 1–10 of 22 places
Aboite LakepondApartment Complex PondpondCatbird PondpondCook Lougheed Wildlife PondreservoirCovington BayreservoirEmerald LakelakeEubank LakepondFrog PondpondInverness LakepondKekionga Shores Lakereservoir
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
3,845 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 141 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 lanes14.9 mi
- Off-road bike paths106.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes7.7 mi
- Franke Park Easy (bike route)3.1 mi
- Franke park moderate (bike route)2.4 mi
- Franke Park Hard (bike route)0.6 mi
- River Greenway (bike route)0.3 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis191
- Baseball111
- Basketball74
- Soccer72
- Pickleball35
- Football14
- Volleyball5
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Fort Wayne
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 1,994 acPrivate Park 1,676 acConservation Easement 141 acState Conservation Area 33 acState Recreation Area 8 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franke ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 289 | Open |
| Foster ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 242 | Open |
| Sycamore Hills Golf ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 219 | Open |
| Kreager ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 216 | Open |
| Salomon Farm ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 174 | Open |
| Brookwood Golf ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 170 | Open |
| Shoaff ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 169 | Open |
| Fort Wayne Country ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 168 | Open |
| Cherry Hill Golf CoursePrivate Park | Private owners | 162 | Open |
| Lakeside Golf CoursePrivate Park | Private owners | 161 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 69 places
Alexander Taylor Rankin HouseHouse · 1841
Allen County Veterans MemorialIn Memorial park · Memorial
Arthur R. Smith MemorialIn Memorial park · Monument
Canal HouseBuilding · 1852
Castle GalleryManor · 1905
Cathedral of the Immaculate ConceptionChurch · 1859
Christian G. Strunz HouseHouse · 1886
Civil War MonumentIn Lawton Park · Monument
Coney IslandHours: Mon 9 am – 8 pm; Tue–Thu 8 am – 9 pm; Fri, Sat 8 am – 10 pm; Sun 9 am – 9 pm · Building · 1914
David N. FosterIn Swinney Park · Statue
Nearby
Fort Wayne and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Wayne | 5.4% | 81.7 mi | 76 |
| New Haven | 3.5% | 1.6 mi | 2 |
| Huntertown | 3.8% | 1.7 mi | 2 |
| Perry | 4.9% | 16.8 mi | 9 |
| St. Joseph | 2.8% | 13.8 mi | 13 |
| Washington | 4.9% | 27.7 mi | 7 |
| Milan | 0.2% | 1.2 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Fort Wayne'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 51.4-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.