Few parks or trails are on the map in Jennings Township
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Jennings Township. 15 acres are parks and preserves, 2.3 per 1,000 residents. 45% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns · #409 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
How much outdoors does Jennings Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Jennings Township is ahead of 21% of U.S. towns, #409 of 593 in Indiana. 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 Jennings Township’s 4% is ahead of 72% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 14% 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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747 conserved acres
4% of Jennings Township’s land. Who manages Jennings Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 733 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Manaugh Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
2 places to go in Jennings Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 named trails and 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.
August is the best month for walking in Jennings 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 45 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 80 | 68 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Jennings Township →
Jennings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings Township | 4% | under 0.1 | 2 | 45% | C− |
| Vernon Township | 6% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Marion Township | 2% | 0.1 | 31 | 1% | C |
| Vienna Township | 3% | 0.1 | 7 | 51% | C |
| Johnson Township | 11% | 0.2 | 953 | 14% | B |
| Finley Township | 26% | 0.6 | 12 | under 1% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Jennings Township
How much of Jennings Township is conserved land?
4% 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 Jennings Township?
22,397 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jennings Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 15 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Jennings Township have?
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #409 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 Jennings 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 →