1
Cedar Lake Marsh Fish and Wildlife Area
Nature preserve
163 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Hanover
Hanover, IN parks, trails & bike paths
Hanover has 9 named parks and preserves on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Hanover, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Hanover outdoors
Conserved land
0.9%
166 of 18,882 acres
Trails
0.6 mi
0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
9
8 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
3.9 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 3.9 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
Biesecker Prairie Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
34 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
E. Hanover Park
Managed by Cedar Lake Parks & Rec Department
16 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Centennial Playground
Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 9 parks & preserves
Patnoe Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Town of Saint John
Cedar Lake Marsh Fish and Wildlife Area163 acres
Biesecker Prairie Nature Preserve34 acres
E. Hanover Park16 acres · Cedar Lake Parks & Rec Department
Centennial Playground11 acres
Homestead Acres Park Number 24 acres · Town of Saint John
Potawatomi Park2 acres
German Methodist Cemetery Prairie Preserve1 acres
Silverleaf Park1 acres · Town of Saint John
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Hanover
Unnamed playground in Centennial Playground
Unnamed playground in Silverleaf Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
166 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 paths3.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.1 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis18
- Baseball14
- Basketball4
- Soccer3
- Tracks1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Hanover
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Private Park 123 acState Conservation Area 34 acLocal Park 8 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monastery Cedar Lake Golf ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 123 | Open |
| Biesecker Prairie Nature PreserveState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 34 | Restricted |
| Havenwood ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Silverleaf ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| German Methodist Cemetery Nature PreserveState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 1 | Restricted |
| Potawatomi ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Brunswick CemeteryCemetery
German Methodist CemeteryCemetery
Holy Name of Jesus CemeteryCemetery
Schubert CemeteryCemetery
Zion Evangelical CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Hanover and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover | 0.9% | 0.6 mi | 9 |
| St. John | 7.2% | 15.7 mi | 31 |
| West Creek | 2.3% | 7.0 mi | 3 |
| Center | 4.4% | 9.0 mi | 10 |
| St. John | 0.7% | 0.6 mi | 14 |
| Cedar Lake | 3.9% | 0.0 mi | 5 |
| Crete | 3.2% | 10.3 mi | 12 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Hanover'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.