Harrison Township has 31 miles of mapped trails, 0.4 for every square mile of land
2% of Harrison Township’s land is conserved, about 1,159 acres.
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Harrison Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Harrison Township is ahead of 16% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Harrison Township’s 2% is ahead of 59% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 75% 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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1,159 conserved acres
2% of Harrison Township’s land. Who manages Harrison Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,159 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
2 places to go in Harrison Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
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.
The walking year in Harrison 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 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 44 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 88 | 86 | 81 | 69 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Harrison Township →
Harrison Township and its neighbors
Harrison Township has the most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | 2% | 0.4 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Veale Township | 1% | 0.3 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Madison Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Clay Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Washington Township | 1% | 0.2 | 10 | 5% | C− |
| Washington Township | 5% | 0.2 | 42 | 64% | B |
| Steen Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Johnson Township | 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Harrison Township
How much of Harrison 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.
Is there public land near Harrison Township?
2,038 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Harrison Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Harrison Township have?
Ahead of 16% 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 Harrison 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 →