Harrison-Crawford State Forest
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
125 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
D−Outdoors
Outdoors in Blue River Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Blue River Township
0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Blue River Township.
Ahead of 5% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
158 acres · of 38.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
912 ft
Reno Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Blue River Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Blue River Township is ahead of 5% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
D−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Blue River Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4DPark land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%D−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 5%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Blue River Township’s 1% is ahead of 33% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 16% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Blue River 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 D. 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
158 conserved acres
1% of Blue River Township’s land. Who manages Blue River Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources124 ac
Private owners34 ac
State Resource Management Area · 124 acState Conservation Area · 34 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison - Crawford State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 124 | Open |
| Dr. Clapp Barrens State Conservation Area | Private owners | 34 | Closed |
Things to do
13 places to go in Blue River Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Blue River Township
Reno Hill912 ft elevation
DirectionsBrunner Hill886 ft elevation
DirectionsWildcat Knob876 ft elevation
DirectionsAdams Hill869 ft elevation
DirectionsStout Hill869 ft elevation
DirectionsBritton Hill866 ft elevation
DirectionsHancock Hill863 ft elevation
DirectionsBall Knob853 ft elevation
Directions5 more peaks
Joe Walk Hill846 ft elevation
DirectionsHeiser Hill837 ft elevation
DirectionsRoberts Hill807 ft elevation
DirectionsSchoolhouse Hill781 ft elevation
DirectionsMoore Hill755 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Meadow Ridge Road Northwest0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Blue River Township: June and August
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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 46 | 56 | 67 | 76 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 69 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
August is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.4 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Blue River Township →
Next door
Blue River Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Spencer Township3.5 miMorgan Township3.4 miPosey Township2.1 miBlue River Township0.4 miWhiskey Run Township0.1 miMilltown0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue River Township | 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Whiskey Run Township | 5% | under 0.1 | 175 | 22% | C+ |
| Spencer Township | 9% | 0.1 | 42 | 3% | C+ |
| Milltown | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Posey Township | 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Morgan Township | 1% | 0.1 | 39 | 21% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Blue River Township
How much of Blue River 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 Blue River Township’s trails?
Harrison-Crawford State Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Blue River Township?
23,399 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Blue River Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 125 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Blue River Township have?
Ahead of 5% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Blue River 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 →