Few parks or trails are on the map in Grass Township
0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Grass Township. 2% of Grass Township’s land is conserved, about 656 acres.
Ahead of 7% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Grass Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Grass Township is ahead of 7% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Grass Township’s 2% is ahead of 59% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 15% 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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656 conserved acres
2% of Grass Township’s land. Who manages Grass Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomfield Barrens Managed Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 532 | Restricted |
| Bloomfield Barrens Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 124 | Restricted |
4 places to go in Grass Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
June is the best month for walking in Grass 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 47 | 57 | 68 | 77 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 70 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
August is the driest month (3.0 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 Grass Township →
Grass Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grass Township | 2% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Boon Township | 1% | 0.2 | 45 | 53% | C+ |
| Hammond Township | 5% | 0.1 | 13 | 44% | 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 Grass Township
How much of Grass Township 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 Grass Township?
2,974 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Grass Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Grass Township have?
Ahead of 7% 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 Grass 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 →