West Side Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Orin Clark House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainC+Outdoors
Outdoors in Keyser Township
Keyser Township has 69 acres of parks, 8.7 for every 1,000 residents
2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Keyser Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 76% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Keyser Township’s land is conserved, about 210 acres.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns · #292 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
210 acres · of 24.0 sq mi of land
Trails
2.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
69 ac
8.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
76%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Keyser Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Keyser Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Keyser Township is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns, #292 of 593 in Indiana. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Keyser 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 (2 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4CPark land8.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (69 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home76% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 36%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 51%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Keyser Township’s 1% is ahead of 47% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 43% of 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Union Street Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
210 conserved acres
1% of Keyser Township’s land. Who manages Keyser Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners142 ac
Town or city67 ac
Private Park · 142 acLocal Park · 61 acLocal Conservation Area · 6 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 142 | Open |
| Ocker Park Local Park | Town or city | 37 | Open |
| Fieck Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Jordan Wetlands Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| East Side Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Heritage Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| West Side Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Mary Comesky Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Union Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Keyser Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Keyser Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
14Baseball
10Tennis
5Soccer
4Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →20 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Bowman, Joseph, FarmhouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itBreechbill-Davidson HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itBrethren in Christ ChurchBuilding · listed 1983
About itCharles Lehmback FarmsteadBuilding · listed 1983
About itDekalb County Home and BarnBuilding · listed 1983
About itEdward Kelham HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itGump HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itJ.H. Haag HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itOrin Clark HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itRakestraw HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itSamuel Bevier HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itShull, Henry, Farmhouse InnBuilding · listed 1983
About it8 more on the History page.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Keyser 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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Keyser Township →
Next door
Keyser Township and its neighbors
Keyser Township has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyser Township | 1% | 0.1 | 9 | 76% | C+ |
| Butler Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 54 | 11% | C− |
| Allen Township | 2% | 0.2 | 34 | 56% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Keyser Township
How much of Keyser 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 Keyser Township’s trails?
West Side Park and Union Street Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Keyser Township?
3,654 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Keyser Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 69 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Keyser Township have?
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #292 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 Keyser 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 →