Lake Village Community Park
Park
10 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lake Township
Lake Township has 395 acres of parks, 181 for every 1,000 residents
17% of Lake Township’s land is conserved, about 4,423 acres. The biggest trail networks: Lake Village Community Park (0.5 mi). 30% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
17%
4,423 acres · of 39.8 sq mi of land
Trails
8.7 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
395 ac
181 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
30%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Lake Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lake Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lake Township is ahead of 69% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lake Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land17% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (9 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land181 acres of park per 1,000 residents (395 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13AParks close to home30% 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 69%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Lake Township’s 17% is ahead of 97% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 62% 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 Lake Village Community Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Conrad Savanna Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
450 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Kankakee Sands
Managed by The Nature Conservancy
307 acres
Dogs usually not allowed
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Beaver Lake Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
82 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Lake Village Community Park10 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsConrad Savanna Nature Preserve450 acres
Kankakee Sands307 acres · The Nature Conservancy
Beaver Lake Nature Preserve82 acres
Sumava Resorts Park1 acres
Who protects it
4,423 conserved acres
17% of Lake Township’s land. Who manages Lake Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife2,958 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1,009 ac
State natural resources655 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)623 ac
State Conservation Area · 3,411 acPrivate Conservation · 1,009 acConservation Easement · 825 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 7 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 6 of 20 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lasalle State Fish And Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 2,916 | Restricted |
| Kankakee Sands Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 542 | Open |
| Kankakee Sands - Conrad Station Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 467 | Open |
| Conrad Savanna Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 310 | Restricted |
| Addition to Conrad Savanna Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 140 | Restricted |
| Beaver Lake Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 42 | Restricted |
| Lasalle Fish and Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 3 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Lake Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lake Township
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Lake Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Grace Teninga Discovery Trail2.0 mi
Conrad Station Savanna Trail1.2 mi
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
7Baseball
2Basketball
2Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lake 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 | 49 | 61 | 73 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Lake Township →
Next door
Lake Township and its neighbors
Lake Township has the most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Lake Township8.7 miMcClellan Township8.6 miWest Creek Township7.0 miLincoln Township6.4 miCedar Creek Township4.8 miPembroke Township2.0 miSumava Resorts1.1 miMomence Township0.9 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Township | 17% | 0.2 | 181 | 30% | B+ |
| West Creek Township | 2% | 0.1 | under 1 | 33% | C− |
| Lincoln Township | 1% | 0.2 | 4 | 3% | C− |
| Cedar Creek Township | 1% | 0.1 | 45 | 41% | C |
| Sumava Resorts | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| McClellan Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lake Township
Where can I hike in Lake Township?
The longest trail networks: Lake Village Community Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lake Township is conserved land?
17% 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 Lake Township’s trails?
Lake Village Community Park and Conrad Savanna Nature Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lake Township?
4,748 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lake Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 395 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lake Township have?
Ahead of 69% 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 Lake 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 →