Kankakee Fish & Wildlife Area
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
–Not graded
Outdoors in Dewey Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Dewey Township
1% of Dewey Township’s land is conserved, about 315 acres. 255 acres are parks and preserves, 227 per 1,000 residents. 2.7 miles of mapped trail cross Dewey Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
1%
315 acres · of 35.8 sq mi of land
Trails
2.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
255 ac
227 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
34%
of residents within ½ mile
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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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.
Vermar Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
315 conserved acres
1% of Dewey Township’s land. Who manages Dewey Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife273 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)43 ac
State Conservation Area · 273 acConservation Easement · 43 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 43 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kankakee River Swampland State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 254 | Open |
| Kankakee Fish and Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 18 | Restricted |
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
2Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Dewey Township: April and September
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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Dewey Township →
Next door
Dewey Township and its neighbors
Dewey Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Pleasant Township6.7 miDewey Township2.7 miCass Township1.8 miPrairie Township1.1 miRailroad Township0.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dewey Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Railroad Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 12 | 4% | C− |
| Pleasant Township | 1% | 0.1 | 19 | 32% | C |
| Cass Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 6 | 34% | D |
| Prairie Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Dewey Township
Are dogs allowed on Dewey Township’s trails?
Kankakee Fish & Wildlife Area and Vermar Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Dewey Township?
1,326 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dewey Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 255 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Dewey 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 →