Grandview Park
Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Hammond Township
5% of Hammond Township’s land is conserved: 1,423 acres
2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Hammond Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 44% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 24 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
1,423 acres · of 40.9 sq mi of land
Trails
2.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
24 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
44%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hammond Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hammond Township is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hammond Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (24 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home44% 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 39%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Hammond Township’s 5% is ahead of 82% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 33% 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
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.
Old Mill Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,423 conserved acres
5% of Hammond Township’s land. Who manages Hammond Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners1,423 ac
Private Other or Unknown · 1,423 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Electric Power - Rockport Private Other or Unknown | Private owners | 1,423 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Hammond Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Hammond Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Hammond Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Disc golf in Hammond Township
1 disc golf course without a name on the map.
Trails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
North County Road 800 East0.6 mi
County Road 650 East0.4 mi
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
1Baseball
1Basketball
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
June is the best month for walking in Hammond 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 | 69 | 77 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 70 | 57 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 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 Hammond Township →
Next door
Hammond Township and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammond Township | 5% | 0.1 | 13 | 44% | C+ |
| Huff Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 4 | 1% | D |
| Clay Township | 8% | 0.6 | 601 | 1% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hammond Township
How much of Hammond Township is conserved land?
5% 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 Hammond Township’s trails?
Grandview Park and Old Mill Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hammond Township?
2,847 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hammond Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 24 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hammond Township have?
Ahead of 39% 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 Hammond 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 →