Few parks or trails are on the map in Lancaster Township
2,024 acres are parks and preserves, 1,518 per 1,000 residents. 11% of Lancaster Township’s land is conserved, about 2,433 acres. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Lancaster Township.
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Lancaster Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
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 53% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Lancaster Township’s 11% is ahead of 93% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 13% 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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2,433 conserved acres
11% of Lancaster Township’s land. Who manages Lancaster Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salamonie Reservoir State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 2,347 | Open |
| Frazanda Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 83 | Open |
| J. Edward Roush Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 4 | Open |
| Roush Lake Fish And Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1 | Restricted |
1 lakes & rivers
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) | 9.5 | 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 | 62 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 64 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 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 →
Lancaster 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster Township | 11% | under 0.1 | 1,518 | 21% | B− |
| Polk Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Rock Creek Township | 16% | under 0.1 | 40 | 45% | B− |
| Huntington Township | 7% | 0.1 | 30 | 72% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lancaster Township
How much of Lancaster Township is conserved land?
11% 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.
Is there public land near Lancaster Township?
11,052 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lancaster Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,026 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lancaster Township have?
Ahead of 53% 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 Lancaster 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 →