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McAllister Park
Park
258 acres5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Lafayette
Lafayette, IN parks, trails & bike paths
About 3.7% of Lafayette is conserved land, roughly 709 acres. There are about 11 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in McAllister Park (5 mi), Columbian Park (0.7 mi), and Murdock Park (0.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Lafayette, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Lafayette outdoors
Conserved land
3.7%
709 of 19,406 acres
Trails
11 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi · 7 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
20
10 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
29.9 mi
6.9 mi lanes · 22.9 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
Columbian Park
Park
37 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Murdock Park
Park
39 acres0.6 mi of trail
Murdock Park Trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
McCaw Park
Park
24 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
All 20 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 20 parks & preserves
McAllister Park258 acres · 5 mi of trail
Columbian Park37 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Murdock Park39 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
McCaw Park24 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Munger Park31 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Munger Trail18 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Durkees Run Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Lafayette
Hannah Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Armstrong Park27 acres
Lybolt Sports Park18 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Dog parks in Lafayette
Overture Flats Dog Park
Shamrock Dog ParkIn Shamrock Park
Unnamed dog park
Unnamed dog park
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 3.9 mi
- Haan Hidden Valley MTB Trail1.3 mi
- Haan Mansion MTB Trail0.9 mi
- Murdock Park Trail0.5 mi
- Sculpture Garden Trail0.1 mi
Who protects the land
709 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes6.9 mi
- Off-road bike paths22.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.1 mi
Courts & fields
- Basketball27
- Tennis25
- Baseball19
- Soccer6
- Softball4
- Football2
- Beach volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Lafayette
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 382 acState Recreation Area 272 acPrivate Conservation 32 acLocal Recreation Area 22 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Layfayette Municipal Golf CourseState Recreation Area | Town or city | 164 | Open |
| McCallister ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 88 | Open |
| Lafayette Country ClubState Recreation Area | Private owners | 76 | Closed |
| Columbian ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 41 | Open |
| Lyboult Sports ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 38 | Open |
| Cat ParkLocal Park | Private owners | 34 | Open |
| Munger ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 33 | Open |
| Bishop WoodsPrivate Conservation | Private owners | 32 | Closed |
| Tippecanoe County FairgroundsState Recreation Area | County | 32 | Open |
| Murdock ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 27 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Fink CemeteryCemetery
Greenbush CemeteryCemetery
Resthaven Memorial ParkCemetery
Saint Marys CemeteryCemetery
St. Joseph CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Lafayette and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Lafayette'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 23.3-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.