Mike Kiley Forest Preserve
Managed by Red-tail Land Conservancy
34 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainDOutdoors
Outdoors in Delaware Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Delaware Township
6 acres are parks and preserves, 1.8 per 1,000 residents. 48% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns · #508 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
37 acres · of 29.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
1.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
48%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Delaware Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Delaware Township is ahead of 10% of U.S. towns, #508 of 593 in Indiana. 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 Delaware Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 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 (6 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home48% 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 10%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 14%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Delaware Township’s under 1% is ahead of 21% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Delaware 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 still be D. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Albany Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Water Street Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
37 conserved acres
under 1% of Delaware Township’s land. Who manages Delaware Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service37 ac
Conservation Easement · 37 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 37 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
Things to do
1 places to go in Delaware Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Delaware Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Delaware 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 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 38 | 49 | 62 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 65 | 51 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Delaware Township →
Next door
Delaware Township and its neighbors
Delaware Township has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 48% | D |
| Liberty Township | 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 15% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Delaware Township
How much of Delaware 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 Delaware Township’s trails?
Mike Kiley Forest Preserve and Albany Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Delaware Township?
2,601 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Delaware Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Delaware Township have?
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #508 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 Delaware 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 →