Potato Creek State Park
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Greene Township
Greene Township has 17 miles of mapped trails, 0.5 for every square mile of land
4% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns · #440 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
191 acres · of 34.5 sq mi of land
Trails
17 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Near a park
4%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
8.3 mi
Highest peak
866 ft
Reeves Hill
Lakes & rivers
9
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Greene Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Greene Township is ahead of 17% of U.S. towns, #440 of 593 in Indiana. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Greene Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (17 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4BPark land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13DParks close to home4% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 17%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 26%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Greene Township’s 1% is ahead of 39% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 81% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Greene 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
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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
191 conserved acres
1% of Greene Township’s land. Who manages Greene Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)187 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits4 ac
Conservation Easement · 187 acPrivate Conservation · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 187 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kankakee Fen Site Fee Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 4 | Closed |
Things to do
3 places to go in Greene Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Greene Township
Green Township Community Center Playground
DirectionsPlus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Greene Township
Reeves Hill866 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 9 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.1 mi
Rue du Lac Drive East0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
8.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
8.3 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
When to get out
The best walking months in Greene Township: April, July and September
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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Greene Township →
Next door
Greene Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Liberty Township30 miPortage Township27 miOlive Township25 miGreene Township17 miWarren Township4.8 miCentre Township2.0 miUnion Township1.6 miLincoln Township0.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greene Township | 1% | 0.5 | under 1 | 4% | C− |
| Olive Township | 1% | 0.4 | 119 | 35% | B− |
| Warren Township | 3% | 0.1 | 43 | 27% | C+ |
| Liberty Township | 18% | 0.7 | 1,119 | 45% | A |
| Centre Township | 2% | 0.1 | 12 | 51% | C |
| Portage Township | 5% | 0.8 | 10 | 87% | B+ |
| Union Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 21 | 41% | C |
| Lincoln Township | 8% | under 0.1 | 3 | 1% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Greene Township
How much of Greene 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 Greene Township’s trails?
Potato Creek State Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Greene Township?
8.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 8.3 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Greene Township?
6,841 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Greene Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Greene Township have?
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #440 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 Greene 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 →