Brum's Woods
Park
83 acres3.6 mi of trail
Brum Woods Walking Path 2
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Laughery Township
Laughery Township has 182 acres of parks, 36 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Brum's Woods (3.6 mi), Liberty Park (1.1 mi). 77% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5.8 miles of mapped trail cross Laughery Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns · #182 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
127 acres · of 25.8 sq mi of land
Trails
5.8 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
182 ac
36 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
77%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.0 mi
2.0 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
5
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Laughery Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Laughery Township is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns, #182 of 593 in Indiana. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Laughery Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land36 acres of park per 1,000 residents (182 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home77% 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 52%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 69%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Laughery Township’s 1% is ahead of 37% 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 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 Brum's Woods, with 3.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 5 parks & preserves
Brum's Woods83 acres · 3.6 mi of trail
DirectionsLiberty Park40 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
DirectionsThe Plex26 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsSoccer Park23 acres
DirectionsVeteran’s Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
127 conserved acres
1% of Laughery Township’s land. Who manages Laughery Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city126 ac
Local Recreation Area · 85 acLocal Park · 38 acState Recreation Area · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brum Woods Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 85 | Open |
| Liberty Park Local Park | Town or city | 38 | Open |
| Batesville Memorial Pool State Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Laughery Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Laughery Township
Liberty ParkIn Liberty Park
DirectionsSoccer Park PlaygroundIn Soccer Park
DirectionsPlus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Laughery Township
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.6 mi
Brum Woods Walking Path 21.4 mi
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
11Soccer
8Baseball
5Tennis
3Basketball
2Pickleball
1Volleyball
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 Laughery 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 42 | 52 | 64 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 66 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Laughery Township →
Next door
Laughery Township and its neighbors
Laughery Township has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Batesville6.1 miLaughery Township5.8 miDelaware Township1.9 miRay Township1.4 miJackson Township1.3 miAdams Township0.6 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laughery Township | 1% | 0.2 | 36 | 77% | B− |
| Adams Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 10 | 49% | C− |
| Ray Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 11 | 45% | C− |
| Jackson Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Batesville | 4% | 1.0 | 31 | 88% | A− |
| Delaware Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Laughery Township
Where can I hike in Laughery Township?
The longest trail networks: Brum's Woods, 3.6 miles; Liberty Park, 1.1 miles; The Plex, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Laughery 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 Laughery Township’s trails?
Brum's Woods and Liberty Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Laughery Township?
2.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Laughery Township?
3,748 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Laughery Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 182 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Laughery Township have?
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #182 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 Laughery 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 →