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Lanier Mansion State Historic Site
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors · Madison
Madison, IN parks, trails & bike paths
About 10% of Madison is conserved land, roughly 591 acres. There are about 1.4 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Madison, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Madison outdoors
Conserved land
10%
591 of 5,676 acres
Trails
1.4 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
5
48 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.1 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
Bicentennial Park
Park
4 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Crystal Beach Swimming Pool
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Fireman's Park
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Madison
Unnamed playground in Hargan Matthews Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Trails
Named trails
- Heritage Trail1.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
591 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 13 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 lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.1 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball12
- Tennis8
- Soccer3
- Football3
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Madison
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Private Other or Unknown 548 acConservation Easement 26 acState Historic or Cultural Area 8 acLocal Recreation Area 8 acLocal Park 5 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Electric Power - Clifty CreekPrivate Other or Unknown | Private owners | 548 | Open |
| James Fd Lanier MemorialState Historic or Cultural Area | State conservation | 8 | Open |
| John Paul ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Clifty Falls State ParkState Park | State parks | 5 | Open |
| Bicentennial ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Clifty Falls State Park Swimming PoolState Recreation Area | State natural resources | 4 | Open |
| Crystal Beach Swimming PoolLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Madison Riverfront Dog ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 12 places
Soldiers and Sailors MonumentMonument · 1907
Baxter CemeteryCemetery
Bayless CemeteryCemetery
Big Creek CemeteryCemetery
Bryner CemeteryCemetery
Craig CemeteryCemetery
Fairmount CemeteryCemetery
Indiana Veterans Memorial CemeteryCemetery
Monroe CemeteryCemetery
Mount Monroe CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Madison and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Madison'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.