Owen's Bend County Park
Park
12 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Flat Rock Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Flat Rock Township
1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Flat Rock Township. 16% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 15 acres are parks and preserves, 10 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
28 acres · of 31.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
15 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
16%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.9 mi
1.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Flat Rock Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Flat Rock Township is ahead of 13% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Flat Rock Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (15 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home16% 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 13%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Flat Rock Township’s under 1% is ahead of 14% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 26% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Flat Rock 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 range from D 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
The longest trail network is Owen's Bend County Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
28 conserved acres
under 1% of Flat Rock Township’s land. Who manages Flat Rock Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)28 ac
Conservation Easement · 28 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 28 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
Things to do
2 places to go in Flat Rock Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Flat Rock Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Flat Rock Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
County Road 500 North0.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.4 mi
off-road bike paths
0.5 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
New Hope BridgeStructure · listed 1999
About itWhen to get out
August is the best month for walking in Flat Rock 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 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 42 | 53 | 65 | 75 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 67 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Flat Rock Township →
Next door
Flat Rock 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Rock Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 10 | 16% | D |
| German Township | 1% | 0.1 | 17 | 25% | C |
| Columbus Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Washington Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Flat Rock Township
Where can I hike in Flat Rock Township?
The longest trail networks: Owen's Bend County Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Flat Rock 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 Flat Rock Township’s trails?
Owen's Bend County Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Flat Rock Township?
1.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of off-road paths and 0.5 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Flat Rock Township?
2,778 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Flat Rock Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 15 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Flat Rock Township have?
Ahead of 13% 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 Flat Rock 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 →