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Foster Park
Park
233 acres4.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Wayne
Wayne, IN parks, trails & bike paths
About 6.3% of Wayne is conserved land, roughly 1,701 acres. There are about 33 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Foster Park (4.6 mi), Lindenwood Nature Preserve (2.2 mi), and Memorial park (1.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Wayne, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Wayne outdoors
Conserved land
6.3%
1,701 of 26,960 acres
Trails
33 mi
0.8 mi per sq mi · 27 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
48
16 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
51.8 mi
9.7 mi lanes · 39.6 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
Lindenwood Nature Preserve
Managed by City of Fort Wayne
302 acres2.2 mi of trail
Path of ReflectionOak ParadiseTrillium TrailMaple Spur
No dogsMapped in OpenStreetMap
3
Memorial park
Park
33 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Lakeside Park
Park
27 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Ivan Lebamoff Reservoir Park
Park
13 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Lutheran Park
Park
9 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Hamilton Park
Park
15 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
8
Promenade Park
Park
7 acres0.7 mi of trail
Parkview Tree Canopy Trail
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 48 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 48 parks & preserves
Foster Park233 acres · 4.6 mi of trail
Lindenwood Nature Preserve302 acres · 2.2 mi of trail · City of Fort Wayne
Memorial park33 acres · 1.5 mi of trail
Lakeside Park27 acres · 1.5 mi of trail
Ivan Lebamoff Reservoir Park13 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Lutheran Park9 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Hamilton Park15 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Promenade Park7 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Bob Arnold Northside Park35 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Rea Park6 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Wayne
Showing 1–10 of 50 playgrounds
Chick-fil-A Play Place
Fun Zone
McCormick PlaygroundIn McCormick Park
McCormick Splash PadIn McCormick Park
PNC PlaygroundIn Promenade Park
Safety Village
Unnamed playground in Waynedale Park
Unnamed playground in Waynedale Park
Unnamed playground in Foster Park
Unnamed playground
15 more unnamed playgrounds are mapped in Wayne.
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 0.9 miUnpaved 2.5 mi
- Path of Reflection1.0 mi
- Oak Paradise0.5 mi
- Trillium Trail0.4 mi
- Maple Spur0.3 mi
- Rivergreenway0.2 mi
- Parkview Tree Canopy Trail0.1 mi
- Towpath Trail0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Showing 1–10 of 14 places
Bog LakelakeCross LakepondLake KekiongapondLake KinziepondMirror LakelakeNorth Surack LakepondRain PondpondSouth Surack LakepondSwinney PondpondTear Drop Pondpond
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,701 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 169 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 2 of 73 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes9.7 mi
- Off-road bike paths39.6 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes2.5 mi
- Trillium Trail (bike route)0.4 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis75
- Baseball45
- Soccer34
- Basketball31
- Pickleball10
- Football7
- Softball3
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Wayne
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 1,022 acPrivate Park 408 acConservation Easement 333 acState Conservation Area 89 acState Recreation Area 12 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foster ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 238 | Open |
| Eagle MarshLocal Park | Town or city | 166 | Open |
| Fort Wayne Country ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 163 | Open |
| Orchard Ridge Country ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 131 | Open |
| Fairview Golf CoursePrivate Park | Private owners | 114 | Open |
| Lindenwood Nature PreserveState Conservation Area | Town or city | 89 | Restricted |
| Swinney ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 79 | Open |
| Tillman ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 66 | Open |
| Bob Arnold Northside ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 38 | Open |
| Lawton ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 36 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 49 places
Alexander Taylor Rankin HouseHouse · 1841
Allen County Veterans MemorialIn Memorial park · Memorial
Arthur R. Smith MemorialIn Memorial park · Monument
Canal HouseBuilding · 1852
Castle GalleryManor · 1905
Cathedral of the Immaculate ConceptionChurch · 1859
Christian G. Strunz HouseHouse · 1886
Civil War MonumentIn Lawton Park · Monument
Coney IslandHours: Mon 9 am – 8 pm; Tue–Thu 8 am – 9 pm; Fri, Sat 8 am – 10 pm; Sun 9 am – 9 pm · Building · 1914
David N. FosterIn Swinney Park · Statue
Nearby
Wayne and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne | 6.3% | 32.5 mi | 48 |
| Adams | 4% | 7.0 mi | 5 |
| Washington | 4.9% | 27.7 mi | 7 |
| Aboite | 6.4% | 23.3 mi | 6 |
| Pleasant | 1% | 5.1 mi | 1 |
| St. Joseph | 2.8% | 13.8 mi | 13 |
| Lafayette | 1.4% | 0.4 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Wayne'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 25.6-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.