Lions Club park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Indian Creek Township
Indian Creek Township has 118 acres of parks, 44 for every 1,000 residents
11% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.7 miles of mapped trail cross Indian Creek Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 1% of Indian Creek Township’s land is conserved, about 262 acres.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns · #341 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
262 acres · of 38.0 sq mi of land
Trails
2.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
118 ac
44 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
11%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.4 mi
2.4 mi paths
Highest peak
863 ft
Maul Hill
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Indian Creek Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Indian Creek Township is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns, #341 of 593 in Indiana. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Indian Creek Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4CPark land44 acres of park per 1,000 residents (118 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home11% 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 29%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 43%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Indian Creek Township’s 1% is ahead of 43% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 37% of 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
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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
262 conserved acres
1% of Indian Creek Township’s land. Who manages Indian Creek Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife135 ac
State natural resources112 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service15 ac
State Conservation Area · 247 acConservation Easement · 15 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Creek (Lawrence Co) Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 135 | Restricted |
| Martin State Forest State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 112 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Indian Creek Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Indian Creek Township
Maul Hill863 ft elevation
DirectionsHaystack Rocks728 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Indian Creek Township: July and August
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 44 | 54 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 68 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Indian Creek Township →
Next door
Indian Creek Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Marion Township15 miShawswick Township10 miSpice Valley Township8.2 miPerry Township8.1 miMitcheltree Township6.6 miIndian Creek Township2.7 miMarshall Township2.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Creek Township | 1% | 0.1 | 44 | 11% | C |
| Shawswick Township | 1% | 0.1 | 13 | 49% | C |
| Spice Valley Township | 19% | 0.1 | 71 | 9% | B |
| Marion Township | 3% | 0.2 | 158 | 44% | B |
| Mitcheltree Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Marshall Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 8 | 7% | D |
| Perry Township | 6% | 0.2 | 2 | 2% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Indian Creek Township
How much of Indian Creek 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 Indian Creek Township’s trails?
Lions Club park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Indian Creek Township?
2.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Indian Creek Township?
21,901 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Indian Creek Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 118 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Indian Creek Township have?
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #341 of 593 in Indiana. 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 Indian Creek 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 →