Heinzerling Family Five Points Nature Preserve
Managed by ACRES Land Trust
106 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
William Cornell Homestead · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainC−Outdoors
Outdoors in Butler Township
Butler Township has 108 acres of parks, 54 for every 1,000 residents
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Butler Township. 11% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
108 acres · of 23.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
108 ac
54 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
11%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Butler Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Butler Township is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Butler 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 (0 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4DPark land54 acres of park per 1,000 residents (108 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home11% 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 24%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Butler Township’s 1% is ahead of 34% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 15% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Butler 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 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
108 conserved acres
1% of Butler Township’s land. Who manages Butler Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)63 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits45 ac
Conservation Easement · 63 acState Conservation Area · 45 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrett Oak Hill Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 45 | Closed |
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
1Basketball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
William Cornell HomesteadBuilding · listed 1973
About itWhen to get out
September is the best month for walking in Butler 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 84 | 81 | 76 | 63 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Butler Township →
Next door
Butler Township and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 54 | 11% | C− |
| Keyser Township | 1% | 0.1 | 9 | 76% | C+ |
| Perry Township | 5% | 0.5 | 10 | 42% | B− |
| Jackson Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 27 | 10% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Butler Township
How much of Butler 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 Butler Township’s trails?
Heinzerling Family Five Points Nature Preserve doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Butler Township?
3,990 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Butler Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 108 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Butler Township have?
Ahead of 24% 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 Butler 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 →