1
Ambler Flatwoods Nature Preserve
Managed by Shirley Heinze Lant Trust
290 acres2.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors · Springfield
Springfield, IN parks, trails & bike paths
About 1.5% of Springfield is conserved land, roughly 319 acres. There are about 4.8 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Ambler Flatwoods Nature Preserve (2.8 mi) and Flora Richardson Preserve (1.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Springfield, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Springfield outdoors
Conserved land
1.5%
319 of 21,262 acres
Trails
4.8 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi · 1 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
2
85 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
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
Flora Richardson Preserve
Managed by Flora Richardson Foundation
117 acres1.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Springfield
Unnamed playground
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
319 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 152 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 3 of 6 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
Courts & fields
- Tennis10
- Soccer3
- Basketball2
- Baseball2
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Springfield
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 167 acConservation Easement 152 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galena (Springfield Fen) Wetland Conservation AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 119 | Restricted |
| Springfield Fen Nature PreserveState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 48 | Restricted |
History
Historic places to visit
Rossburg CemeteryCemetery
Shippeeburg CemeteryCemetery
Springville CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Springfield and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield | 1.5% | 4.8 mi | 2 |
| New Buffalo | 7% | 16.1 mi | 9 |
| Michigan | 4.3% | 12.5 mi | 22 |
| Michigan City | 5.1% | 13.2 mi | 24 |
| Center | 2% | 17.7 mi | 14 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Springfield'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.