Centennial Park
Park
68 acres1.3 mi of trail
Centennial Trails
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Evking22 · CC BY-SA 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Center Township
Center Township has 155 acres of parks, 9.7 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Centennial Park (1.3 mi). 2.9 miles of mapped trail cross Center Township. 52% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns · #396 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
117 acres · of 59.3 sq mi of land
Trails
2.9 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
155 ac
9.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
52%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
9.4 mi
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Center Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
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 22% of U.S. towns, #396 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Center Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land9.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (155 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home52% 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 22%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 33%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Center Township’s under 1% is ahead of 24% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 32% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Center 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 C− 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 Centennial Park, with 1.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Price's Memorial Park
Managed by Plymouth Park Department
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Freedom Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 10 parks & preserves
Centennial Park68 acres · 1.3 mi of trail
DirectionsGill Park5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsPrice's Memorial Park11 acres · Plymouth Park Department
River Square Park10 acres
DirectionsFreedom Park8 acres
Webster Park6 acres
DirectionsMagnetic Park5 acres
Washington School Park5 acres
DirectionsWebster Center Park2 acres
DirectionsFounder's Park1 acres
Who protects it
117 conserved acres
under 1% of Center Township’s land. Who manages Center Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city116 ac
State fish & wildlife1 ac
Local Park · 116 acState Recreation Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial Park Local Park | Town or city | 68 | Open |
| Price'S Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Magnetic Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| River Park Square Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Packard Woods Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Gill Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Hand Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Lawrence Lake Public Access Site State Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1 | Open |
| Founder'S Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
16 places to go in Center Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Center Township
Founder's Park PlaygroundIn Founder's Park
DirectionsFreedom Park PlaygroundIn Freedom Park
DirectionsMagnetic Park PlaygroundIn Magnetic Park
DirectionsMenominee Park
DirectionsMissionary Church Playground
DirectionsRiverside Playground
DirectionsWebster Center PlaygroundIn Webster Center Park
DirectionsWebster PlaygroundIn Webster Park
DirectionsPlus 7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Center Township
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
4 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Centennial Trails1.4 mi
Softball Diamond Pass0.1 mi
Greenway Trails0.1 mi
Webster Trails0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
9.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
9.4 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
10Tennis
9Baseball
5Soccer
3Football
3Basketball
2Softball
1Tracks
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →11 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
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 | 10.6 | 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 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 76 | 63 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Center Township →
Next door
Center Township and its neighbors
Center Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
German Township13 miCenter Township2.9 miWest Township1.1 miGreen Township0.6 miBourbon Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 10 | 52% | C− |
| German Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 9 | 49% | C |
| Bourbon Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 47% | D |
| West Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 25 | 21% | C− |
| Green Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 60 | 9% | C− |
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: Centennial Park, 1.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Center Township is conserved land?
under 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 Center Township’s trails?
Centennial Park and Price's Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Center Township?
9.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 9.4 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Center Township?
876 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Center Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 155 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Center Township have?
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #396 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 →