Whitewater Valley Land Trust
Nature preserve
53 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
King-Dennis Farm · Photo: Recline · CC BY-SA 3.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Center Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Center Township
4.5 miles of mapped trail cross Center Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 3% of Center Township’s land is conserved, about 759 acres.
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns · #492 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
759 acres · of 42.0 sq mi of land
Trails
4.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.6 mi paths
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 11% of U.S. towns, #492 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Center Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4CPark land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% 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 11%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 17%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Center Township’s 3% is ahead of 64% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 44% 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 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
759 conserved acres
3% of Center Township’s land. Who manages Center Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land730 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits29 ac
Conservation Easement · 759 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 759 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 8 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
Things to do
2 places to go in Center Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Center Township
Nature Playscape
DirectionsPlus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 4.3 mi
Prairie Trail0.5 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
6Tennis
2Tracks
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →7 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Center 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 39 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Center Township →
Next door
Center 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Township | 3% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Wayne Township | 1% | 0.3 | 12 | 66% | C+ |
| Richmond | 3% | 0.5 | 12 | 71% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Center Township
How much of Center Township is conserved land?
3% 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?
Whitewater Valley Land Trust doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Center Township?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Center Township?
1,962 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Center Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Center Township have?
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #492 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 →