Outdoors · Otsego

Otsego, IN parks, trails & bike paths

About 2.4% of Otsego is conserved land, roughly 526 acres. Otsego has 2 named parks and preserves on the map.

Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Otsego, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.

At a glance

Otsego outdoors

Conserved land
2.4%
526 of 22,129 acres
Trails
0.0 mi
0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
2
211 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
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

12
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.
1

Robb Hidden Canyon Preserve

Managed by ACRES Land Trust
80 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
2

Ball Lake Nature Preserve

Managed by ACRES Land Trust
24 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet Website
Who protects the land

526 conserved acres

Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits
350 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)
310 ac
Joint
21 ac
State natural resources
15 ac
State fish & wildlife
3 ac

Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 191 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 Otsego

From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Private Conservation 350 acConservation Easement 186 acForest Stewardship Easement 160 acState Recreation Area 3 ac
PlaceManaged byAcresPublic access
Douglas WoodsPrivate ConservationLand trusts & nonprofits331Open
Harrison County Glades FeePrivate ConservationLand trusts & nonprofits20Closed
Ball Lake Public Access SiteState Recreation AreaState fish & wildlife3Open
History

Historic places to visit

Hamilton CemeteryCemetery
North Otsgeo CemeteryCemetery
Teegardin CemeteryCemetery
Nearby

Otsego and its neighbors

Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
TownConservedTrailsParks & preserves
Otsego2.4%0.0 mi2
Scott0.4%0.3 mi1
Steuben0.4%4.6 mi0
Trail talk

Conditions & tips from neighbors

No recent posts about Otsego'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.

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