Jim Yellig Park
Managed by Town of Santa Claus
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainC−Outdoors
Outdoors in Harrison Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Harrison Township
2.6 miles of mapped trail cross Harrison Township. 22% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Harrison Township’s land is conserved, about 346 acres.
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
346 acres · of 54.9 sq mi of land
Trails
2.6 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
19 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
22%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.3 mi paths
Outdoors grade
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 21% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Harrison Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (19 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home22% 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 21%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Harrison Township’s 1% is ahead of 41% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 32% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Harrison Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. 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.
Who protects it
346 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.
USDA easements (NRCS)346 ac
Conservation Easement · 346 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 346 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
Things to do
2 places to go in Harrison Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Harrison Township
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Harrison Township
1 playground without a name on the map.
Trails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
Good Friday Boulevard0.2 mi
Easter Circle0.1 mi
Biking & sports
0.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Tennis
1Soccer
1Beach volleyball
1Volleyball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
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) | 9.8 | 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 | 76 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 69 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
August is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Harrison Township →
Next door
Harrison Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Clay Township21 miClark Township10 miSanta Claus9.0 miAnderson Township8.5 miFerdinand Township8.1 miCarter Township4.3 miHarrison Township2.6 miHuff Township2.5 mi
| 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 | 12 | 22% | C− |
| Anderson Township | 9% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Clark Township | 13% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Carter Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 12 | 65% | C |
| Ferdinand Township | 5% | 0.2 | 11 | 51% | B− |
| Huff Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 4 | 1% | D |
| Clay Township | 8% | 0.6 | 601 | 1% | B+ |
| Santa Claus | under 1% | 1.4 | 15 | 13% | 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.
Are dogs allowed on Harrison Township’s trails?
Jim Yellig Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Harrison Township?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Harrison Township?
31,047 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Harrison Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Harrison Township have?
Ahead of 21% 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.
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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 →