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Portland Arch Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
210 acres1.8 mi of trail
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
DirectionsTo the trailhead
Outdoors · Shawnee
Shawnee, IN parks, trails & bike paths
About 3.6% of Shawnee is conserved land, roughly 788 acres. There are about 1.9 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Portland Arch Nature Preserve (1.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Shawnee, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Shawnee outdoors
Conserved land
3.6%
788 of 22,157 acres
Trails
1.9 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
1
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.
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
788 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 88 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 7 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 paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Shawnee
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 700 acConservation Easement 327 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee BottomsState Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 258 | Open |
| Portland Arch Nature Preserve (Original)State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 255 | Restricted |
| Portland Arch - SandersState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 144 | Restricted |
| Portland Arch Nature Preserve (Addition)State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 43 | Restricted |
History
Historic places to visit
Rob Roy BridgeHistoric site
Beulah CemeteryCemetery
Brown CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Shawnee and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Shawnee'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 20.5-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.