Few parks or trails are on the map in Hudson Township
5 acres are parks and preserves, 2.1 per 1,000 residents. 32% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Hudson Township’s land is conserved, about 253 acres.
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Hudson Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hudson Township is ahead of 15% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Hudson Township’s 3% is ahead of 68% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% of them.
Water is 7% of Hudson Township’s area (1 of 14 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
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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253 conserved acres
3% of Hudson Township’s land. Water is left out: Hudson Township has 12.7 square miles of land and 0.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Hudson Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 50 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Creek Forest Legacy Area Private Conservation | State natural resources | 157 | Closed |
| Yellow Birch Wetland Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 41 | Closed |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 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.
The best walking months in Hudson Township: April, July and September
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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 47 | 59 | 70 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Hudson Township →
Hudson Township and its neighbors
Hudson Township has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Township | 3% | under 0.1 | 2 | 32% | C− |
| Olive Township | 1% | 0.4 | 119 | 35% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hudson Township
How much of Hudson Township is conserved land?
3% 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.
Is there public land near Hudson Township?
3,134 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hudson Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hudson Township have?
Ahead of 15% 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 Hudson 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 →