Scales Lake County Park
Nature preserve
482 acres9.1 mi of trail
Scales Lake Main LoopScales Green TrailScales Lake Yellow TrailRed Line Loop+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainC+Outdoors
Outdoors in Boon Township
Boon Township has 612 acres of parks, 45 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Scales Lake County Park (9.1 mi), Boonville City Lake Park (0.6 mi). 1% of Boon Township’s land is conserved, about 534 acres. 15 miles of mapped trail cross Boon Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns · #232 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
534 acres · of 83.4 sq mi of land
Trails
15 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
612 ac
45 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
53%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Boon Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Boon Township is ahead of 45% of U.S. towns, #232 of 593 in Indiana. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Boon Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (15 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land45 acres of park per 1,000 residents (612 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home53% 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 45%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 61%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Boon Township’s 1% is ahead of 42% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 56% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B−. 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 Scales Lake County Park, with 9.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Boonville City Lake Park
Park
21 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Friedman Park
Park
85 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
All 5 parks & preserves
Scales Lake County Park482 acres · 9.1 mi of trail
DirectionsBoonville City Lake Park21 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Bullivant Park25 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsFriedman Park85 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsBrekenridge Park2 acres
Who protects it
534 conserved acres
1% of Boon Township’s land. Who manages Boon Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County493 ac
Town or city32 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)8 ac
State Park · 463 acLocal Park · 61 acConservation Easement · 8 acLocal Recreation Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 8 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scales Lake State Beach State Park | County | 463 | Open |
| Bullivant Park Local Park | County | 30 | Open |
| Boonville City Lake Park Local Park | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Breckenridge Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Richards Community Pool Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Boon Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Boon Township
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Boon Township
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
7 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 10.2 mi
Scales Lake Main Loop6.3 mi
Scales Green Trail1.3 mi
Scales Lake Yellow Trail0.7 mi
Red Line Loop0.5 mi
Connector0.2 mi
Dan Halen Loop0.2 mi
Wooden Berm0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
12Baseball
7Tennis
2Football
1Soccer
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
June is the best month for walking in Boon 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 47 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 70 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
August is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Boon Township →
Next door
Boon Township and its neighbors
Boon Township has the most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boon Township | 1% | 0.2 | 45 | 53% | C+ |
| Ohio Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 5 | 23% | C− |
| Anderson Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 18 | 3% | C− |
| Hart Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Boon Township
Where can I hike in Boon Township?
The longest trail networks: Scales Lake County Park, 9.1 miles; Boonville City Lake Park, 0.6 miles; Bullivant Park, 0.3 miles; Friedman Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Boon 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 Boon Township’s trails?
Scales Lake County Park and Boonville City Lake Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Boon Township?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Boon Township?
2,564 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Boon Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 612 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Boon Township have?
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #232 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 Boon 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 →