Greene-Sullivan State Forest Dugger Unit
Nature preserve
1,780 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Cass Township
Cass Township has 7,959 acres of parks, 4,238 for every 1,000 residents
43% of Cass Township’s land is conserved, about 10,434 acres. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Cass Township. 44% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
43%
10,434 acres · of 37.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
7,959 ac
4,238 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
44%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
10
3 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Cass Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cass Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cass Township is ahead of 69% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cass Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land43% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land4,238 acres of park per 1,000 residents (7,959 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home44% 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 69%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Cass Township’s 43% is ahead of 100% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 18% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Cass 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 B− to A. 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
10,434 conserved acres
43% of Cass Township’s land. Who manages Cass Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources10,368 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)70 ac
State Conservation Area · 7,912 acState Resource Management Area · 2,456 acConservation Easement · 70 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 66 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnehana Fish and Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 7,912 | Open |
| Greene-Sullivan State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 2,456 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Cass Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Cass Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Cass Township
3 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
10 lakes & rivers
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
3Baseball
2Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Cass 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 43 | 54 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 87 | 85 | 80 | 68 | 54 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cass Township →
Next door
Cass Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Jackson Township5.9 miJefferson Township5.8 miWright Township4.5 miStockton Township3.0 miCass Township0.6 miHamilton Township0.3 miHaddon Township0.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass Township | 43% | under 0.1 | 4,238 | 44% | B+ |
| Hamilton Township | 18% | under 0.1 | 876 | 72% | B+ |
| Stockton Township | 16% | 0.1 | 29 | 30% | B− |
| Jackson Township | 3% | 0.1 | 486 | 3% | C+ |
| Jefferson Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Wright Township | 2% | 0.1 | 158 | 37% | B− |
| Haddon Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 17% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cass Township
How much of Cass Township is conserved land?
43% 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 Cass Township’s trails?
Greene-Sullivan State Forest Dugger Unit doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cass Township?
26,154 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cass Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10,433 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cass Township have?
Ahead of 69% 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 Cass 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 →