Mike Metz Fen(Pine Knob Park)
Managed by LaGrange County Parks
125 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Greenfield Township
Greenfield Township has 136 acres of parks, 149 for every 1,000 residents
0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Greenfield Township. 6% of Greenfield Township’s land is conserved, about 1,450 acres. 30% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
1,450 acres · of 36.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
136 ac
149 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
30%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
9
1 beach
What kind of outdoors town is Greenfield Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Greenfield Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Greenfield Township is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Greenfield Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land149 acres of park per 1,000 residents (136 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13AParks close to home30% 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 48%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Greenfield Township’s 6% is ahead of 85% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 19% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B+. 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.
Duff Memorial Park
Managed by LaGrange County Department of Parks & Recreation
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Wall Lake Beach
Managed by LaGrange County Parks Department
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
1,450 conserved acres
6% of Greenfield Township’s land. Who manages Greenfield Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife1,371 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)79 ac
State Conservation Area · 1,371 acConservation Easement · 79 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 79 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pigeon River Fish And Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,371 | Restricted |
Things to do
1 places to go in Greenfield Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Greenfield Township
Wall Lake BeachIn Wall Lake Beach
DirectionsTrails & water
9 lakes & rivers
When to get out
The best walking months in Greenfield Township: April, August 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) | 31 | 35 | 46 | 59 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 48 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Greenfield Township →
Next door
Greenfield Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Lima Township3.9 miSpringfield Township2.4 miBloomfield Township1.8 miFawn River Township1.5 miMillgrove Township1.0 miGreenfield Township0.6 miWall Lake0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield Township | 6% | under 0.1 | 149 | 30% | B− |
| Millgrove Township | 3% | under 0.1 | 57 | 25% | C+ |
| Springfield Township | 24% | 0.1 | 3 | 14% | C |
| Lima Township | 4% | 0.2 | 50 | 35% | B− |
| Wall Lake | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bloomfield Township | 12% | 0.1 | 27 | 51% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Greenfield Township
How much of Greenfield Township is conserved land?
6% 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 Greenfield Township’s trails?
Mike Metz Fen(Pine Knob Park) and Duff Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Greenfield Township?
2,928 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Greenfield Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 136 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Greenfield Township have?
Ahead of 48% 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 Greenfield 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 →