Few parks or trails are on the map in Eel River Township
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Eel River Township.
Ahead of 3% of U.S. towns · #578 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
How much outdoors does Eel River Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Eel River Township is ahead of 3% of U.S. towns, #578 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 Eel River Township’s under 1% is ahead of 13% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 12% 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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19 conserved acres
under 1% of Eel River Township’s land. Who manages Eel River Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 19 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
1 places to go in Eel River 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.
September is the best month for walking in Eel River 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) | 9.5 | 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 | 47 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Eel River Township →
Eel River 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eel River Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Perry Township | 5% | 0.5 | 10 | 42% | B− |
| Smith Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 8 | 29% | D |
| Fort Wayne | 5% | 0.7 | 9 | 71% | B |
| Huntertown | 4% | 0.2 | 9 | 70% | B− |
| Washington Township | 5% | 0.9 | 21 | 41% | B |
| Churubusco | 6% | 0.6 | 23 | 79% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Eel River Township
How much of Eel River 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 Eel River Township?
6,699 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Eel River Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Eel River Township have?
Ahead of 3% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #578 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 Eel River 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 →