Dallas Lake Park
Park
9 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dallas Lake Park Trail
Dogs on leash
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Johnson Township
Johnson Township has 51 acres of parks, 14 for every 1,000 residents
0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Johnson Township. 26% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Johnson Township’s land is conserved, about 379 acres.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns · #380 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
379 acres · of 33.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
51 ac
14 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
26%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
11
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Johnson Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Johnson Township is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns, #380 of 593 in Indiana. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Johnson Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4DPark land14 acres of park per 1,000 residents (51 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13BParks close to home26% 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 24%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 36%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Johnson Township’s 2% is ahead of 52% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 16% of them.
Water is 7% of Johnson Township’s area (2 of 36 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Johnson 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 range from C− 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
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 Dallas Lake Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Olin Lake Nature Preserve
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
267 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
379 conserved acres
2% of Johnson Township’s land. Water is left out: Johnson Township has 33.3 square miles of land and 2.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Johnson Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources303 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)34 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits29 ac
Joint6 ac
County4 ac
Other state land2 ac
State Conservation Area · 305 acConservation Easement · 40 acAgricultural Easement · 25 acState Recreation Area · 5 acLocal Park · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 65 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olin Lake Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 122 | Restricted |
| Olin Lake Nature Preserve - Peterman Addition State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 80 | Restricted |
| Olin Lake Nature Preserve Addition State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 62 | Restricted |
| Olin Lake Managed Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 36 | Open |
| Martin Lake Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 4 | Closed |
| Dallas Lake Park Local Park | County | 4 | Open |
| Atwood Lake Public Access Site State Recreation Area | Other state land | 2 | Open |
| Oliver Lake Access Site State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 2 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Johnson Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Johnson Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Johnson Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 11 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Dallas Lake Park Trail0.3 mi
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Johnson 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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 35 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 48 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Johnson Township →
Next door
Johnson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 14 | 26% | C− |
| Bloomfield Township | 12% | 0.1 | 27 | 51% | B |
| Clearspring Township | 1% | 0.1 | 55 | 24% | C |
| Orange Township | 3% | 0.2 | 46 | 37% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Johnson Township
Where can I hike in Johnson Township?
The longest trail networks: Dallas Lake Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Johnson Township is conserved land?
2% 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 Johnson Township’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Dallas Lake Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Johnson Township?
1,807 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Johnson Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 51 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Johnson Township have?
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #380 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 Johnson 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 →