Harmonie State Park
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
538 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Harmony Township
Harmony Township has 527 acres of parks, 334 for every 1,000 residents
4.9 miles of mapped trail cross Harmony Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Harmony Township’s land is conserved, about 512 acres. 62% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
512 acres · of 35.3 sq mi of land
Trails
4.9 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
527 ac
334 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
62%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.8 mi
2.8 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Harmony Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Harmony Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Harmony Township is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Harmony Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land334 acres of park per 1,000 residents (527 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13AParks close to home62% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 58%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Harmony Township’s 2% is ahead of 58% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 50% 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
The longest trail network is Harmonie State Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
512 conserved acres
2% of Harmony Township’s land. Who manages Harmony Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks510 ac
State fish & wildlife2 ac
State Park · 265 acState Conservation Area · 245 acState Recreation Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmonie State Park State Park | State parks | 265 | Open |
| Wabash Border Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | State parks | 245 | Open |
| New Harmony Public Access Site State Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 2 | Open |
Things to do
11 places to go in Harmony Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Harmony Township
New Harmony Inn Swiming Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Harmony Township
PlaytopiaIn Murphy Park
DirectionsPlus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Harmony Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Picnic areas in Harmony Township
4 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
2.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Tennis
2Basketball
2Baseball
1Pickleball
1Soccer
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 Harmony 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 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 46 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 70 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.1 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Harmony Township →
Next door
Harmony 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Township | 2% | 0.1 | 334 | 62% | B |
| Lynn Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Harmony Township
Where can I hike in Harmony Township?
The longest trail networks: Harmonie State Park, 0.2 miles; Church Park, 0.1 miles; Paul Tillich Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Harmony Township is conserved land?
2% 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 Harmony Township’s trails?
Harmonie State Park and Murphy Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Harmony Township?
2.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Harmony Township?
3,657 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Harmony Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 527 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Harmony Township have?
Ahead of 58% 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 Harmony 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 →