Beatty-Trimpe Farm · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Hamilton Township
5% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4.4 miles of mapped trail cross Hamilton Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 10 acres are parks and preserves, 6.1 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Hamilton Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hamilton Township is ahead of 11% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Hamilton Township’s under 1% is ahead of 21% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 37% 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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69 conserved acres
under 1% of Hamilton Township’s land. Who manages Hamilton Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 69 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
5 places to go in Hamilton Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
3 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
August is the best month for walking in Hamilton 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 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 44 | 54 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 68 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Hamilton Township →
Hamilton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 6 | 5% | D |
| Brownstown Township | 11% | 0.5 | 731 | 65% | A− |
| Jackson Township | 20% | 0.2 | 5 | 64% | B− |
| Pershing Township | 25% | under 0.1 | 3 | 27% | C |
| Wayne Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 1 | under 1% | D |
| Jackson Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Redding Township | 1% | 0.2 | 19 | 16% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hamilton Township
How much of Hamilton 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.
Is there public land near Hamilton Township?
38,040 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hamilton Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hamilton Township have?
Ahead of 11% 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 Hamilton 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 →