Few parks or trails are on the map in Harrison Township
1 acre is park or preserve, 0.4 per 1,000 residents. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Harrison Township. 23% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns · #497 of 593 in Indiana. 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 11% of U.S. towns, #497 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Harrison Township’s 1% is ahead of 44% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 27% 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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300 conserved acres
1% 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. 274 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burket Bog Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 25 | Closed |
| Palestine Lake Public Access Site State Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1 | Open |
3 places to go in Harrison Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
3 lakes & rivers
20 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
September is the best month for walking 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Harrison Township →
Harrison 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 23% | D |
| Seward Township | 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 1% | D |
| Wayne Township | 1% | 0.4 | 12 | 54% | C+ |
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?
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.
Where can I bike in Harrison Township?
20 miles of bike routes are on the map: 20 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Harrison Township?
1,095 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Harrison Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Harrison Township have?
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #497 of 593 in Indiana. 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 →