New Goshen District No. 2 School · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Fayette Township
1% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.8 miles of mapped trail cross Fayette Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns · #536 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
How much outdoors does Fayette Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fayette Township is ahead of 8% of U.S. towns, #536 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 Fayette Township’s 1% is ahead of 39% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 36% 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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223 conserved acres
1% of Fayette Township’s land. Who manages Fayette Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 223 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
2 places to go in Fayette Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
5 lakes & rivers
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
August is the best month for walking in Fayette 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 41 | 52 | 65 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Fayette Township →
Fayette 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayette Township | 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 1% | D |
| Otter Creek Township | 3% | under 0.1 | 49 | 12% | C |
| Sugar Creek Township | 7% | 0.1 | 55 | 44% | B |
| Clinton Township | 4% | 0.5 | 5 | 40% | C+ |
| St. Mary of the Woods | — 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 Fayette Township
How much of Fayette 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.
Is there public land near Fayette Township?
2,299 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fayette Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Fayette Township have?
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #536 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 Fayette 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 →