Mount Saint Francis Center for Spirituality
Managed by Conventual Franciscan Friars
374 acres9.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lafayette Township
Lafayette Township has 388 acres of parks, 47 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Mount Saint Francis Center for Spirituality (9.3 mi). 12% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 14 miles of mapped trail cross Lafayette Township, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns · #276 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
31 acres · of 26.0 sq mi of land
Trails
14 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
388 ac
47 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
12%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
948 ft
Spickert Knob
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lafayette Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lafayette Township is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns, #276 of 593 in Indiana. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lafayette Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (14 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4BPark land47 acres of park per 1,000 residents (388 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home12% 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 39%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 54%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Lafayette Township’s under 1% is ahead of 20% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 82% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B−. 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 Mount Saint Francis Center for Spirituality, with 9.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pembroke Park
Park
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
31 conserved acres
under 1% of Lafayette Township’s land. Who manages Lafayette Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits31 ac
Conservation Easement · 31 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 31 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
Things to do
6 places to go in Lafayette Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lafayette Township
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Lafayette Township
Spickert Knob948 ft elevation
DirectionsBald Knob823 ft elevation
DirectionsDisc golf in Lafayette Township
1 disc golf course without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
6Baseball
6Tennis
2Pickleball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Lafayette 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) | 41 | 46 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 80 | 68 | 55 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (3.4 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 Lafayette Township →
Next door
Lafayette Township and its neighbors
Lafayette Township has the second most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Carr Township20 miLafayette Township14 miWood Township12 miNew Albany Township9.3 miFloyds Knobs4.2 miGreenville Township1.7 miGeorgetown Township0.6 miGalena0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Township | under 1% | 0.5 | 47 | 12% | C+ |
| New Albany Township | 1% | 0.2 | 6 | 64% | C |
| Greenville Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 11 | 19% | D |
| Georgetown Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 8 | 29% | C− |
| Carr Township | 20% | 0.8 | under 1 | under 1% | C+ |
| Wood Township | 12% | 0.3 | 88 | 1% | B |
| Floyds Knobs | under 1% | 0.7 | 3 | 19% | C− |
| Galena | under 1% | under 0.1 | 7 | 44% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lafayette Township
Where can I hike in Lafayette Township?
The longest trail networks: Mount Saint Francis Center for Spirituality, 9.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lafayette 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 Lafayette Township’s trails?
Mount Saint Francis Center for Spirituality and Pembroke Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lafayette Township?
18,220 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lafayette Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 388 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lafayette Township have?
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #276 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 Lafayette 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 →