6% of Floyd Township’s land is conserved: 1,229 acres
1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Floyd Township. 20 acres are parks and preserves, 4.7 per 1,000 residents. 40% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns · #346 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
How much outdoors does Floyd Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Floyd Township is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns, #346 of 593 in Indiana. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Floyd Township’s 6% is ahead of 82% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 30% 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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1,229 conserved acres
6% of Floyd Township’s land. Who manages Floyd Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 563 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 6 of 12 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Walnut Addition Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 400 | Restricted |
| Big Walnut Natural Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 127 | Restricted |
| Hall (Oscar and Ruth) Woods Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 99 | Restricted |
| Oscar and Ruth Hall Woods Addition Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 21 | Restricted |
| Heritage Lake Park Local Park | Private owners | 16 | Open |
| Lincoln Park Local Park | Private owners | 4 | Open |
3 places to go in Floyd Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
7 lakes & rivers
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
August is the best month for walking in Floyd 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 40 | 51 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 51 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Floyd Township →
Floyd Township and its neighbors
Floyd Township has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd Township | 6% | under 0.1 | 5 | 40% | C |
| Jackson 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 Floyd Township
How much of Floyd Township is conserved land?
6% 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 Floyd Township?
2,486 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Floyd Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Floyd Township have?
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #346 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 Floyd 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 →