Soldiers Memorial Park
Park
185 acres12.2 mi of trail
LP - The NoodleWoodland Trail MTB Orange LoopWoodland Trail MTB Inner Orange LoopWoodland Trail Loop #1+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
John and Cynthia Garwood Farmstead · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainBOutdoors
Outdoors in Center Township
Center Township has 18 miles of mapped trails, 0.6 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Soldiers Memorial Park (12.2 mi). 486 acres are parks and preserves, 19 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Center Township’s land is conserved, about 409 acres.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns · #122 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
409 acres · of 31.0 sq mi of land
Trails
18 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
486 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
69%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
8.6 mi
0.2 mi lanes · 6.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
13
11 beaches · 14 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Center Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Center Township is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns, #122 of 593 in Indiana. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Center Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (18 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land19 acres of park per 1,000 residents (486 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13BParks close to home69% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 60%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 80%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Center Township’s 2% is ahead of 57% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 85% of them.
Water is 6% of Center Township’s area (2 of 33 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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 Soldiers Memorial Park, with 12.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Clarke Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 14 parks & preserves
Soldiers Memorial Park185 acres · 12.2 mi of trail
DirectionsFox Memorial Park59 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsUnity Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsKoomler Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsRumely Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsBrighton Street Green Space1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsBen Rees Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsCharles W. Lindewald Park10 acres
DirectionsClarke Park6 acres
Kiwanis-Teledyne Park4 acres
DirectionsScott Field3 acres
DirectionsFlora Richardson Preserve1 acres · Flora Richardson Foundation
Larson Danielson Field1 acres
DirectionsWarsaw Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
409 conserved acres
2% of Center Township’s land. Water is left out: Center Township has 31.0 square miles of land and 2.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Center Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city249 ac
County160 ac
Local Park · 409 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soliders Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 221 | Open |
| Fox Memorial Park Local Park | County | 155 | Open |
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Rumely Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Clarke Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Kiwanis-Teledyne Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Unity Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
60 places to go in Center Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Center Township
Stone Lake BeachIn Soldiers Memorial Park
DirectionsPlus 10 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Public pools in Center Township
1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Center Township
32 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Boat launches in Center Township
14 boat launches without a name on the map.
Community gardens in Center Township
Jackson Street Community Garden
DirectionsPlus 1 community garden without a name on the map.
Trails & water
17 named trails and 13 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 8.7 miUnpaved · 12.8 mi
LP - The Noodle4.2 mi
Woodland Trail MTB Orange Loop1.5 mi
Woodland Trail MTB Inner Orange Loop1.1 mi
Woodland Trail Loop #11.0 mi
Wild West0.9 mi
LP Cambodia0.6 mi
Bluffside0.4 mi
Blessed Hell Ride0.3 mi
Woodland Trail Loop #20.3 mi
Icehouse0.2 mi
7 more trails
Rocky
0.1 miBilly Goat
0.1 miSophie's Revenge
0.1 miThe Link
0.1 miJump Line
0.1 miThe Ridge
0.1 miWild West Connector Trail
0.1 miBiking & sports
8.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
6.8 mi
off-road bike paths
1.6 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
16Baseball
13Basketball
8Tennis
4Beach volleyball
3Soccer
1Football
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →10 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Center Township: April and September
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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 35 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 48 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Center Township →
Next door
Center Township and its neighbors
Center 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Township | 2% | 0.6 | 19 | 69% | B |
| Coolspring Township | 3% | 0.2 | 45 | 61% | B |
| Scipio Township | 1% | 0.2 | 35 | 51% | C+ |
| Springfield Township | 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 6% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Center Township
Where can I hike in Center Township?
The longest trail networks: Soldiers Memorial Park, 12.2 miles; Fox Memorial Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Center Township is conserved land?
2% 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 Center Township’s trails?
Soldiers Memorial Park and Fox Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Center Township?
8.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of painted or protected lanes, 6.8 of off-road paths and 1.6 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Center Township?
6,556 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Center Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 486 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Center Township have?
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #122 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 Center 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 →