Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Fort Branch
90% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 15 acres are parks and preserves, 4.9 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Fort Branch’s land is conserved, about 14 acres.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns · #337 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Fort Branch?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Fort Branch have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fort Branch is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns, #337 of 593 in Indiana. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Fort Branch’s 2% is ahead of 57% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% 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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14 conserved acres
2% of Fort Branch’s land. Who manages Fort Branch’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Branch Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Marlette Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
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The walking year in Fort Branch
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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 46 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 70 | 55 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
August is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Fort Branch →
Questions about parks and trails in Fort Branch
How much of Fort Branch is conserved land?
2% 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 Fort Branch?
185 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fort Branch or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 15 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Fort Branch have?
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #337 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 Fort Branch 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 →