Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Bogard Township
353 acres are parks and preserves, 246 per 1,000 residents. 4% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Bogard Township’s land is conserved, about 353 acres.
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Bogard Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Bogard Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bogard Township is ahead of 27% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Bogard Township’s 2% is ahead of 49% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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353 conserved acres
2% of Bogard Township’s land. Who manages Bogard Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thousand Acre Woods Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 350 | Open |
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
August is the best month for walking in Bogard 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 | 54 | 67 | 76 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 68 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bogard Township →
Bogard Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogard Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 246 | 4% | C |
| Steele Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Elmore Township | 1% | 0.3 | 9 | 55% | C+ |
| Van Buren Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 77 | 4% | C− |
| Barr Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 60 | 10% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bogard Township
How much of Bogard Township is conserved land?
2% 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.
Is there public land near Bogard Township?
2,074 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bogard Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 353 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bogard Township have?
Ahead of 27% 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 Bogard Township neighbors.
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 →