1
Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
4,439 acres7.8 mi of trail
County Road 500 West
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · McClellan
McClellan, IN parks, trails & bike paths
About 45% of McClellan is conserved land, roughly 12,213 acres. There are about 8.6 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area (7.8 mi) and Kankakee Sands (0.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in McClellan, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
McClellan outdoors
Conserved land
45%
12,213 of 26,900 acres
Trails
8.6 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 9 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
named on the map
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.
2
Kankakee Sands
Managed by The Nature Conservancy
6,934 acres0.8 mi of trail
Unit K Wet Prairie Trail
Dogs usually not allowedTypical for Nature Conservancy preserves. Check posted rules
3
Beaver Lake Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
630 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Trails
Named trails
- County Road 500 West0.5 mi
- Unit K Wet Prairie Trail0.5 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
12,213 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 2 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 paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in McClellan
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Private Conservation 7,149 acConservation Easement 5,527 acState Conservation Area 5,074 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kankakee SandsPrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 7,146 | Open |
| Willow Slough Fish And Wildlife AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 4,354 | Restricted |
| Beaver Lake Nature PreserveState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 610 | Restricted |
| Prudential Gamebird Habitat AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 62 | Restricted |
| Barnes (Bill) Nature PreserveState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 47 | Restricted |
| Kankakee Sands FeePrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 3 | Closed |
History
Historic places to visit
Morgan CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
McClellan and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about McClellan'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-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.