About 22% of Pine is conserved land, roughly 4,133 acres. There are about 18 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Indiana Dunes National Park (10.8 mi), Dale B Engquist Nature Preserve (2.1 mi), and Heron Rookery (1.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Pine, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Pine outdoors
Conserved land
22%
4,133 of 18,488 acres
Trails
18 mi
0.6 mi per sq mi · 11 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
12
1,696 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
4.8 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 4.8 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.
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
National Park Service
2,750 ac
State fish & wildlife
1,243 ac
State natural resources
77 ac
Other or Unknown Federal Land
64 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)
32 ac
Other state land
19 ac
Town or city
12 ac
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 193 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 14 parcels. 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 paths4.8 mi
Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
Tennis2
Basketball1
Soccer1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Pine
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Park 2,687 acState Conservation Area 1,243 acConservation Easement 179 acForest Stewardship Easement 77 acLocal Park 12 ac
Place
Managed by
Acres
Public access
Indiana Dunes National ParkNational Park
National Park Service
2,687
Open
Reynold's Creek Gamebird Habitat AreaState Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife
1,243
Restricted
Lituanica ParkLocal Park
Town or city
7
Open
Pines ParkLocal Park
Town or city
5
Open
History
Historic places to visit
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Florida Tropical HouseIn Indiana Dunes National Park · Building