Hardy Lake State Recreation Area
Park
308 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Graham Township
Graham Township has 294 acres of parks, 188 for every 1,000 residents
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Graham Township. 14% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Graham Township’s land is conserved, about 288 acres.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
288 acres · of 42.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
294 ac
188 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
14%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Graham Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Graham Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Graham Township is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Graham Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4DPark land188 acres of park per 1,000 residents (294 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13AParks close to home14% 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 30%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Graham Township’s 1% is ahead of 43% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 13% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Graham 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
288 conserved acres
1% of Graham Township’s land. Who manages Graham Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks288 ac
State Recreation Area · 288 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardy Lake LWCF State Recreation Area | State parks | 288 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Graham Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Graham Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Graham 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) | 40 | 45 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 83 | 86 | 86 | 80 | 68 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Graham Township →
Next door
Graham Township and its neighbors
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Johnson Township5.2 miLexington Township4.4 miMarion Township2.5 miLancaster Township0.6 miGraham Township0.2 miSmyrna Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 188 | 14% | C |
| Johnson Township | 11% | 0.2 | 953 | 14% | B |
| Smyrna Township | 3% | under 0.1 | 380 | 14% | C+ |
| Lancaster Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 14 | 27% | D |
| Marion Township | 2% | 0.1 | 31 | 1% | C |
| Lexington 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 Graham Township
How much of Graham 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 Graham Township’s trails?
Hardy Lake State Recreation Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Graham Township?
5,439 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Graham Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 294 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Graham Township have?
Ahead of 30% 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 Graham 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 →