Few parks or trails are on the map in Curry Township
0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Curry Township. 21% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 22 acres are parks and preserves, 6.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns · #492 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
How much outdoors does Curry Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Curry Township is ahead of 11% of U.S. towns, #492 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 Curry Township’s under 1% is ahead of 15% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 19% 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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18 conserved acres
under 1% of Curry Township’s land. Who manages Curry Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanctuary Oaks State Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 18 | Open |
1 places to go in Curry Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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 Curry 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 42 | 53 | 65 | 75 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 68 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Curry Township →
Curry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curry Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 7 | 21% | D |
| Jackson Township | 3% | 0.1 | 486 | 3% | C+ |
| Linton Township | 1% | 0.1 | 698 | 8% | C+ |
| Fairbanks Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Hamilton Township | 18% | under 0.1 | 876 | 72% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Curry Township
How much of Curry 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 Curry Township?
19,142 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Curry Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 22 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Curry 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 Curry 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 →