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Outdoors in Brownsville Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Brownsville Township

3% of Brownsville Township’s land is conserved, about 596 acres. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Brownsville Township.

Conserved land
3%
596 acres · of 28.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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1
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.

Brookville Lake

Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
412 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it

596 conserved acres

3% of Brownsville Township’s land. Who manages Brownsville Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Army Corps of Engineers412 ac
Other state land185 ac
Recreation Management Area · 412 acConservation Easement · 185 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 185 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Brookville Recreation Area
Recreation Management Area
Army Corps of Engineers412Open
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

August is the best month for walking in Brownsville 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.710.611.813.214.315.014.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)364051647482858478665241
Rain (in)3.32.53.64.54.85.04.43.23.23.13.33.3

February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Brownsville Township →

Next door

Brownsville Township and its neighbors

Brownsville Township has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Brownsville Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Liberty Township27%1.01,47323%A

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Brownsville Township

Are dogs allowed on Brownsville Township’s trails?

Brookville Lake doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Brownsville Township?

8,379 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brownsville Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 415 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Brownsville Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →