Harrison-Crawford State Forest
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
6,308 acres12.8 mi of trail
United for Horses TrailBuckeye Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Jennings Township
Jennings Township has 941 acres of parks, 616 for every 1,000 residents
25% of Jennings Township’s land is conserved, about 7,268 acres. The biggest trail networks: Harrison-Crawford State Forest (12.8 mi). 22% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
25%
7,268 acres · of 44.9 sq mi of land
Trails
15 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
941 ac
616 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
22%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
820 ft
Scott Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Jennings Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
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 75% of U.S. towns. 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 Jennings Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land25% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (15 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land616 acres of park per 1,000 residents (941 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home22% 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 75%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Jennings Township’s 25% is ahead of 99% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 72% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A. 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
The longest trail network is Harrison-Crawford State Forest, with 12.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bat Wing Cave Nature Preserve
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
7,268 conserved acres
25% of Jennings Township’s land. Who manages Jennings Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources7,144 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits72 ac
State parks56 ac
State Resource Management Area · 6,337 acState Conservation Area · 861 acPrivate Conservation · 72 acState Park · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison - Crawford State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 6,257 | Open |
| Leavenworth Barrens Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 745 | Open |
| Lower Blue River Forest Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 72 | Open |
| Bat Wing Cave Forestry Management Area State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 61 | Open |
| Wyandotte Caves State Conservation Area | State parks | 54 | Open |
| Harrison-Crawford State Forest State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 52 | Open |
| Bat Wing Cave Single Tree Selection Area State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 19 | Open |
| Bat Wing Cave Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 10 | Open |
| O'bannon Woods State Park State Park | State parks | 2 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Jennings Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Jennings Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Dog parks in Jennings Township
2 dog parks without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Jennings Township
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Peaks in Jennings Township
Scott Hill820 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Horses · 12.6 mi
United for Horses Trail12.6 mi
Buckeye Trail1.0 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
June 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 47 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 84 | 87 | 87 | 81 | 69 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
August is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Jennings Township →
Next door
Jennings Township and its neighbors
Jennings Township has the second most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Harrison Township83 miJennings Township15 miSterling Township9.3 miSpencer Township3.5 miOhio Township1.7 miWhiskey Run Township0.1 miLeavenworth0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings Township | 25% | 0.3 | 616 | 22% | A− |
| Harrison Township | 21% | 0.8 | 208 | 16% | A− |
| Ohio Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Whiskey Run Township | 5% | under 0.1 | 175 | 22% | C+ |
| Leavenworth | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Spencer Township | 9% | 0.1 | 42 | 3% | C+ |
| Sterling Township | 4% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Jennings Township
Where can I hike in Jennings Township?
The longest trail networks: Harrison-Crawford State Forest, 12.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Jennings Township is conserved land?
25% 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 Jennings Township’s trails?
Harrison-Crawford State Forest and Bat Wing Cave Nature Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Jennings Township?
61,415 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jennings Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7,305 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Jennings Township have?
Ahead of 75% 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 Jennings 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 →