West Boggs Lake & Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
COutdoors
Outdoors in Barr Township
Barr Township has 328 acres of parks, 60 for every 1,000 residents
10% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.9 miles of mapped trail cross Barr Township. 1% of Barr Township’s land is conserved, about 486 acres.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns · #347 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
486 acres · of 72.1 sq mi of land
Trails
2.9 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
328 ac
60 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
10%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
4
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Barr Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Barr Township is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns, #347 of 593 in Indiana. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Barr Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land60 acres of park per 1,000 residents (328 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home10% 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 28%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 42%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Barr Township’s 1% is ahead of 42% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 29% of 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
486 conserved acres
1% of Barr Township’s land. Who manages Barr Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County315 ac
Private owners160 ac
Town or city11 ac
Local Park · 326 acPrivate Park · 160 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daviess - Martin County Park (West Boggs) Local Park | County | 315 | Open |
| Country Oaks Golf Club Private Park | Private owners | 160 | Open |
| Montgomery Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Barr Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Barr Township
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.9 mi
Barr Reeve Cross Country Course1.9 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
5Tennis
5Basketball
4Baseball
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 Barr 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 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 44 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 69 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Barr Township →
Next door
Barr Township and its neighbors
Barr Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Washington Township17 miBarr Township2.9 miPerry Township0.7 miReeve Township0.3 miVan Buren Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barr Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 60 | 10% | C |
| Van Buren Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 77 | 4% | C− |
| Reeve Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Washington Township | 5% | 0.2 | 42 | 64% | B |
| Perry Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 51 | 51% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Barr Township
How much of Barr Township is conserved land?
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 Barr Township’s trails?
West Boggs Lake & Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Barr Township?
8,092 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Barr Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 328 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Barr Township have?
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #347 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 Barr 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 →