Acres Along the Wabash
Managed by ACRES Land Trust
87 acres
Dog rules not recorded
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Outdoors in Lancaster Township
Lancaster Township has 112 acres of parks, 18 for every 1,000 residents
4.6 miles of mapped trail cross Lancaster Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 35% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns · #340 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
253 acres · of 47.6 sq mi of land
Trails
4.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
112 ac
18 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
35%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.0 mi
2.0 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lancaster Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lancaster Township is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns, #340 of 593 in Indiana. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lancaster 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 (5 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4CPark land18 acres of park per 1,000 residents (112 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13BParks close to home35% 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 29%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 43%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Lancaster Township’s 1% is ahead of 37% 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.
Lancaster Park
Managed by City Of Bluffton Parks
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
253 conserved acres
1% of Lancaster Township’s land. Who manages Lancaster Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners199 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits33 ac
Town or city21 ac
Private Park · 199 acState Conservation Area · 33 acLocal Park · 21 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parlor City Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 122 | Open |
| Hickory Hill Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 77 | Open |
| Acres Along The Wabash Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 33 | Closed |
| Lancaster Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Kehoe Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Lancaster Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lancaster Township
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
11Tennis
2Baseball
2Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Lancaster 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 37 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Lancaster Township →
Next door
Lancaster Township and its neighbors
Lancaster 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster Township | 1% | 0.1 | 18 | 35% | C |
| Harrison Township | 4% | 0.3 | 163 | 82% | B+ |
| Jefferson Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 15 | 57% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lancaster Township
Where can I hike in Lancaster Township?
The longest trail networks: Kehoe Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lancaster 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 Lancaster Township’s trails?
Acres Along the Wabash and Lancaster Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lancaster Township?
2.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Lancaster Township?
2,203 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lancaster Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 112 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lancaster Township have?
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #340 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 Lancaster 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 →