Munroe Nature Preserve
Managed by ACRES Land Trust
25 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Hartford Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Hartford Township
25% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 18 acres are parks and preserves, 9.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
28 acres · of 24.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
18 ac
9.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
25%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hartford Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hartford Township is ahead of 12% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hartford Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4DPark land9.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (18 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home25% 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 12%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Hartford Township’s under 1% is ahead of 18% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Hartford 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Linn Grove Park
Managed by Adams County
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Limberlost Swamp Wetlands Preserve
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
28 conserved acres
under 1% of Hartford Township’s land. Who manages Hartford Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits23 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)3 ac
County2 ac
State Conservation Area · 23 acConservation Easement · 3 acLocal Park · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Munro Preserve State Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 23 | Closed |
| Linn Grove County Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Hartford Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Hartford Township
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
1Basketball
1Baseball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Hartford 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 37 | 48 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 64 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Hartford Township →
Next door
Hartford 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 10 | 25% | D |
| Wabash Township | 7% | 0.2 | 22 | 57% | B |
| Jackson 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 Hartford Township
How much of Hartford Township is conserved land?
under 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 Hartford Township’s trails?
Munroe Nature Preserve and Linn Grove Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hartford Township?
1,735 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hartford Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 18 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hartford Township have?
Ahead of 12% 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 Hartford 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 →