Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Deer Creek Township
OpenStreetMap doesn’t show named parks or mapped trails in Deer Creek Township yet. Know a trail or a town park? Anyone can add it to OpenStreetMap, and it shows up here on the next refresh.
Behind most U.S. towns · #587 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
How much outdoors does Deer Creek Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Deer Creek Township is behind most U.S. towns, #587 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Deer Creek Township’s under 1% is ahead of 7% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% 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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6.1 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.
The walking year in Deer Creek 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 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 64 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Deer Creek Township →
Deer Creek Township and its neighbors
Deer Creek Township has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Creek Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Jackson Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 20% | D |
| Pipe Creek Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 52% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Deer Creek Township
How much of Deer Creek 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.
Where can I bike in Deer Creek Township?
6.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Deer Creek Township?
4,414 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Deer Creek Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Deer Creek Township have?
Behind most U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #587 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 Deer Creek 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 →