Outdoors · West

West, IN parks, trails & bike paths

There are about 1.1 miles of mapped trails.

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

At a glance

West outdoors

Conserved land
0.5%
136 of 27,526 acres
Trails
1.1 mi
0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
0
36 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
32.4 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.3 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.
Things to do

Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more

Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Peaks in West
Navin Hill910 ft elevation
Directions
Who protects the land

136 conserved acres

Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits
82 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)
52 ac
State fish & wildlife
2 ac

Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 52 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 paths0.3 mi
  • Shoulders & shared lanes32.1 mi

Courts & fields

  • Baseball2
  • Tennis2
  • Soccer1

Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.

Public lands

The biggest protected places in West

From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 82 acConservation Easement 52 acState Recreation Area 2 ac
PlaceManaged byAcresPublic access
Terry Brennan MarshState Conservation AreaLand trusts & nonprofits82Open
Mill Pond Lake Public Access SiteState Recreation AreaState fish & wildlife2Open
History

Historic places to visit

Chief Menominee StatueMonument
Donaldson CemeteryCemetery
McElrath CemeteryCemetery
Mount Carmel CemeteryCemetery
Nearby

West and its neighbors

Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
TownConservedTrailsParks & preserves
West0.5%1.1 mi0
Polk0.4%1.6 mi0
Center0.3%2.9 mi10
Trail talk

Conditions & tips from neighbors

No recent posts about West'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 21.2-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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