Few parks or trails are on the map in Clay Township
2.0 miles of mapped trail cross Clay Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 21 acres are parks and preserves, 7.4 per 1,000 residents. 35% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns · #465 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
How much outdoors does Clay Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Clay Township is ahead of 15% of U.S. towns, #465 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Clay Township’s under 1% is ahead of 7% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 39% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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1 conserved acres
under 1% of Clay Township’s land. Who manages Clay Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lubbe Woods State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 1 | Restricted |
3 places to go in Clay Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
August is the best month for walking in Clay 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 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 44 | 53 | 66 | 75 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Clay Township →
Clay Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 7 | 35% | D |
| Sparta Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 25% | D |
| Washington Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 1 | under 1% | D |
| Washington Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Brown Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Clay Township
How much of Clay 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.
Is there public land near Clay Township?
6,820 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clay Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 21 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Clay Township have?
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #465 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 Clay Township neighbors.
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 →