Van Bibber Lake Beach Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Clinton Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Clinton Township
0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Clinton Township. 2 acres are parks and preserves, 1.8 per 1,000 residents. 1% of Clinton Township’s land is conserved, about 237 acres.
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
237 acres · of 35.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
1.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
37%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Clinton Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Clinton Township is ahead of 13% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Clinton Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4DPark land1.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home37% 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 13%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Clinton Township’s 1% is ahead of 42% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 16% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Clinton 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
237 conserved acres
1% of Clinton Township’s land. Who manages Clinton Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers237 ac
Recreation Management Area · 237 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil M. Harden Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 237 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Clinton Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Clinton Township
Van Bibber Lake Boat Ramp
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
County Road 1200E0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Edna Collings Covered BridgeStructure · listed 2024
About itWhen to get out
August is the best month for walking in Clinton 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 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 40 | 51 | 63 | 73 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 78 | 65 | 51 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Clinton Township →
Next door
Clinton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 37% | D |
| Union Township | 19% | 0.2 | 69 | 8% | B |
| Madison Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 168 | 9% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Clinton Township
How much of Clinton Township is conserved land?
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 Clinton Township’s trails?
Van Bibber Lake Beach Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Clinton Township?
4,528 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clinton Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 237 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Clinton Township have?
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Clinton 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 →