Watland Gamebird Habitat Area
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
142 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Center Township
Center Township has 9.0 miles of mapped trails, 0.2 for every square mile of land
43% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 25 acres are parks and preserves, 9.2 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns · #377 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
86 acres · of 53.8 sq mi of land
Trails
9.0 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
25 ac
9.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
43%
of residents within ½ mile
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 24% of U.S. towns, #377 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−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (9 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land9.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (25 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home43% 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 24%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 36%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Center Township’s under 1% is ahead of 22% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 54% 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 Watland Gamebird Habitat Area, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pointer Ridge Gamebird Habitat Area
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
36 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Fowler Town Park
Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
86 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.
State fish & wildlife36 ac
Town or city33 ac
State natural resources25 ac
State Conservation Area · 61 acLocal Park · 33 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mcclellan Tract State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 36 | Restricted |
| Fowler Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 33 | Open |
| Fowler Highway Prairie Management Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 25 | Restricted |
Things to do
2 places to go in Center Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Center Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
15Tennis
3Baseball
1Football
1Pickleball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year 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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 37 | 49 | 62 | 73 | 82 | 84 | 82 | 78 | 65 | 50 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.1 inches fall in June, 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 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Parish Grove Township21 miCenter Township9.0 miRichland Township7.7 miOak Grove Township3.9 miPine Township2.4 miUnion 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% | 0.2 | 9 | 43% | C− |
| Union Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Pine Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Parish Grove Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Richland Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Oak Grove Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 7 | 67% | 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: Watland Gamebird Habitat Area, 0.1 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?
Watland Gamebird Habitat Area and Pointer Ridge Gamebird Habitat Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Center Township?
141 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Center Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 25 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Center Township have?
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #377 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 →