Keener Township has 64 acres of parks, 5.9 for every 1,000 residents
1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Keener Township. 37% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns · #455 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
How much outdoors does Keener Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Keener Township is ahead of 15% of U.S. towns, #455 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Keener Township’s under 1% is ahead of 31% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 24% 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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Freedom Park
Airport Park
149 conserved acres
under 1% of Keener Township’s land. Who manages Keener Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ciurus (Thomas) Park Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | Town or city | 40 | Restricted |
| Highway Savanna Management Area State Conservation Area | Other state land | 31 | Restricted |
| Field Of Dreams Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 26 | Open |
| Spencer Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Kankakee River Swampland Jasper Co State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 16 | Restricted |
| Grand Kankakee Marsh State Conservation Area | County | 9 | Restricted |
| Freedom Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Airport Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
3 places to go in Keener Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 dog park without a name on the map.
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 Keener Township: April 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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 37 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 64 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Keener Township →
Keener 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keener Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 6 | 37% | C− |
| Wheatfield Township | 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 21% | D |
| Union Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Lincoln Township | 1% | 0.2 | 4 | 3% | C− |
| Boone Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 1 | 63% | C− |
| Walker Township | 15% | 0.3 | 50 | 4% | B |
| Roselawn | under 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Eagle Creek Township | 3% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Keener Township
How much of Keener Township is conserved land?
under 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 Keener Township’s trails?
Field of Dreams and Spencer Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Keener Township?
2,911 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Keener Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 64 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Keener Township have?
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #455 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 Keener 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 →