Few parks or trails are on the map in Green Township
13 acres are parks and preserves, 3.6 per 1,000 residents. 2.9 miles of mapped trail cross Green Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns · #519 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
How much outdoors does Green Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Green Township is ahead of 9% of U.S. towns, #519 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Green Township’s under 1% is ahead of 16% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 41% 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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13 conserved acres
under 1% of Green Township’s land. Who manages Green Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson Bridge Public Access Site State Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 13 | Open |
4 lakes & rivers
0.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
August is the best month for walking in Green 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 41 | 52 | 64 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 66 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Green Township →
Green Township and its neighbors
Green Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 4 | under 1% | D |
| Clay Township | 12% | 0.1 | 7 | 4% | C |
| Jackson Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Harrison Township | under 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Washington Township | 14% | 0.6 | 9 | 52% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Green Township
How much of Green 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.
Where can I bike in Green Township?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Green Township?
20,779 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Green Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Green Township have?
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #519 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 Green 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 →