Baute Park
Park
18 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Carr High School · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainC−Outdoors
Outdoors in Carr Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Carr Township
2% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.9 miles of mapped trail cross Carr Township. 1% of Carr Township’s land is conserved, about 264 acres.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
264 acres · of 41.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.9 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
22 ac
14 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
2%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Carr Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Carr Township is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Carr 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 (2 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land14 acres of park per 1,000 residents (22 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13BParks close to home2% 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 18%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Carr Township’s 1% is ahead of 42% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 31% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Carr 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
The longest trail network is Baute Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
264 conserved acres
1% of Carr Township’s land. Who manages Carr Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)216 ac
State natural resources43 ac
State fish & wildlife3 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1 ac
Conservation Easement · 216 acState Conservation Area · 44 acState Recreation Area · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 216 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemlock Bluff Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 43 | Restricted |
| Medora Public Access Site State Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 3 | Open |
| Jeremy Oakley Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1 | Restricted |
Things to do
1 places to go in Carr Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Carr Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.1 mi
South County Road 740 West1.1 mi
South County Road 500 West0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Carr High SchoolBuilding · listed 2011
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Carr Township: July 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) | 9.7 | 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 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 68 | 55 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Carr Township →
Next door
Carr Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Brownstown Township29 miDriftwood Township16 miJefferson Township3.3 miBrown Township2.9 miCarr Township1.9 miOwen Township0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carr Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 14 | 2% | C− |
| Driftwood Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Jefferson Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Brown Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 7 | 4% | D |
| Owen Township | 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Brownstown Township | 11% | 0.5 | 731 | 65% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Carr Township
Where can I hike in Carr Township?
The longest trail networks: Baute Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Carr 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 Carr Township’s trails?
Baute Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Carr Township?
32,417 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Carr Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 22 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Carr Township have?
Ahead of 18% 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 Carr 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 →