City park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Elmore Township
Elmore Township has 9.2 miles of mapped trails, 0.3 for every square mile of land
1% of Elmore Township’s land is conserved, about 307 acres. 9 acres are parks and preserves, 8.6 per 1,000 residents. 55% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
307 acres · of 35.0 sq mi of land
Trails
9.2 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
9 ac
8.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
55%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Elmore Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Elmore Township is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Elmore Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (9 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land8.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (9 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home55% 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 36%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Elmore Township’s 1% is ahead of 47% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 67% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to C+. 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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
307 conserved acres
1% of Elmore Township’s land. Who manages Elmore Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)298 ac
Town or city7 ac
State fish & wildlife2 ac
Conservation Easement · 298 acLocal Park · 7 acState Recreation Area · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 298 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elnora Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Elnora Public Access Site State Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 2 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Elmore Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Elmore Township
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 8.9 mi
County Road 1600 North0.2 mi
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
6Tennis
1Football
1Softball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Elmore 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 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 44 | 54 | 66 | 76 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 68 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Elmore Township →
Next door
Elmore Township and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmore Township | 1% | 0.3 | 9 | 55% | C+ |
| Vigo Township | 1% | 0.6 | 16 | 72% | B− |
| Madison Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 26% | D |
| Cass Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Steele 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 Elmore Township
How much of Elmore Township is conserved land?
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 Elmore Township’s trails?
City park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Elmore Township?
7,219 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Elmore Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Elmore Township have?
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Elmore 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 →