Salem Methodist Episcopal Church · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Helt Township
2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Helt Township. 32% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Helt Township’s land is conserved, about 1,117 acres.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Helt Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Helt Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Helt Township is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Helt Township’s 2% is ahead of 60% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 26% 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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1,117 conserved acres
2% of Helt Township’s land. Who manages Helt Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,098 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Community Park Local Park | County | 19 | Open |
1 places to go in Helt 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 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
0.6 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.
3 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.
August is the best month for walking in Helt 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 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 41 | 52 | 64 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 84 | 79 | 66 | 52 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Helt Township →
Helt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helt Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 11 | 32% | C |
| Reserve Township | 1% | 0.4 | 1 | 42% | C− |
| Vermillion Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Clinton Township | 4% | 0.5 | 5 | 40% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Helt Township
How much of Helt 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.
Where can I bike in Helt Township?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Helt Township?
1,124 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Helt Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 27 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Helt Township have?
Ahead of 26% 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 Helt 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 →