Harrison-Crawford State Forest
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
109 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Heth Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Heth Township
4% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1 acre is park or preserve, 1.7 per 1,000 residents. 1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Heth Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
109 acres · of 33.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
1.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
4%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
925 ft
Hayes Hill
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Heth Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Heth Township is ahead of 8% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Heth Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land1.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1 acre) · IN 10 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home4% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 8%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Heth Township’s 1% is ahead of 32% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 33% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Heth 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 still be D. 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
109 conserved acres
1% of Heth Township’s land. Who manages Heth Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources109 ac
State Resource Management Area · 109 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison - Crawford State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 109 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Heth Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Heth Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Heth Township
Hayes Hill925 ft elevation
DirectionsMount Tom869 ft elevation
DirectionsSand Hill863 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Miller Road Southwest0.9 mi
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
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
June is the best month for walking in Heth 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 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 47 | 57 | 69 | 77 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 81 | 70 | 57 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
August is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Heth Township →
Next door
Heth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heth Township | 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 4% | D |
| Washington Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Boone Township | 8% | 0.2 | 1,172 | 7% | B |
| Harrison Township | 21% | 0.8 | 208 | 16% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Heth Township
How much of Heth 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 Heth Township’s trails?
Harrison-Crawford State Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Heth Township?
25,228 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Heth Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 110 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Heth Township have?
Ahead of 8% 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 Heth 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 →