Morris Park
Park
5 acres0.4 mi of trail
Morris Park Walking Path
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Adams Township
Adams Township has 51 acres of parks, 9.9 for every 1,000 residents
0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Adams Township. 49% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns · #426 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
38 acres · of 43.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
51 ac
9.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
49%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.1 mi
1.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Adams Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Adams Township is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns, #426 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Adams Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4DPark land9.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (51 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home49% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 18%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 28%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Adams Township’s under 1% is ahead of 17% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 17% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Adams Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Morris Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
38 conserved acres
under 1% of Adams Township’s land. Who manages Adams Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits34 ac
State natural resources4 ac
State Conservation Area · 34 acState Recreation Area · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Sunman's Woods State Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 34 | Open |
| Bischoff Reservoir (Batesville) Public Access Site State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 4 | Open |
Things to do
9 places to go in Adams Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Adams Township
Morries PlaygroundIn Morris Park
DirectionsWeberding's PlaygroundIn Weberding's Park
DirectionsPlus 6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Adams Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Morris Park Walking Path0.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
5Basketball
3Baseball
2Tennis
1Soccer
1Softball
1Volleyball
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Adams Township
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 42 | 52 | 64 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 66 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Adams Township →
Next door
Adams Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Batesville6.1 miLaughery Township5.8 miJackson Township1.9 miRay Township1.4 miFranklin Township0.9 miAdams Township0.6 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 10 | 49% | C− |
| Laughery Township | 1% | 0.2 | 36 | 77% | B− |
| Jackson Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Franklin Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 11 | 32% | D |
| Ray Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 11 | 45% | C− |
| Batesville | 4% | 1.0 | 31 | 88% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Adams Township
Where can I hike in Adams Township?
The longest trail networks: Morris Park, 0.4 miles; Sunman Community Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Adams Township is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 2% for an Indiana town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Adams Township’s trails?
Morris Park and Sunman Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Adams Township?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Adams Township?
4,023 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Adams Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 51 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Adams Township have?
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #426 of 593 in Indiana. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Adams Township neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →