Goose Creek Game Bird Area
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
369 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Grant Township
Grant Township has 9.7 miles of mapped trails, 0.3 for every square mile of land
1 acre is park or preserve, 0.6 per 1,000 residents. 73% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
63 acres · of 35.9 sq mi of land
Trails
9.7 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
0.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
73%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Grant Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Grant Township is ahead of 25% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Grant Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land0.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1 acre) · IN 10 · U.S. 13DParks close to home73% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 25%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Grant Township’s under 1% is ahead of 22% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 67% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Grant 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 C− 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Mud Pine Gamebird Habitat Area
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
148 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Gesswein Gamebird Habitat Area
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
79 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
63 conserved acres
under 1% of Grant Township’s land. Who manages Grant Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife63 ac
State Conservation Area · 63 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brouillette (McGinnis) Gamebird Habitat Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 63 | Restricted |
Things to do
2 places to go in Grant Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Grant Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Grant 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 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 38 | 50 | 63 | 74 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 78 | 65 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Grant Township →
Next door
Grant Township and its neighbors
Grant Township has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Township | under 1% | 0.3 | 1 | 73% | C− |
| Oak Grove Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 7 | 67% | C− |
| Hickory Grove 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 Grant Township
How much of Grant 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 Grant Township’s trails?
Goose Creek Game Bird Area and Mud Pine Gamebird Habitat Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Grant Township?
36 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Grant Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Grant Township have?
Ahead of 25% 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 Grant 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 →