Brookville Lake
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
2,563 acres5.5 mi of trail
Veterans Vista (#16)Trail 5Archery TrailTurkey Creek Road Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Causeway ParkingWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Liberty Township
Liberty Township has 1,493 acres of parks, 1,473 for every 1,000 residents
27% of Liberty Township’s land is conserved, about 4,033 acres. 24 miles of mapped trail cross Liberty Township, 1.0 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Brookville Lake (5.5 mi).
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
27%
4,033 acres · of 23.7 sq mi of land
Trails
24 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,493 ac
1,473 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
23%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
6 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Liberty Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Liberty Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Liberty Township is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Liberty Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land27% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (24 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land1,473 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,493 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home23% 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 86%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Liberty Township’s 27% is ahead of 99% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 94% of them.
Water is 5% of Liberty Township’s area (1 of 25 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 25%.
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 Brookville Lake, with 5.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
4,033 conserved acres
27% of Liberty Township’s land. Water is left out: Liberty Township has 23.7 square miles of land and 1.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Liberty Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers2,554 ac
State parks1,487 ac
State fish & wildlife2 ac
Recreation Management Area · 2,554 acState Park · 1,404 acState Conservation Area · 83 acState Recreation Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookville Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 2,554 | Open |
| Whitewater State Park State Park | State parks | 1,404 | Open |
| Hornbeam Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | State parks | 83 | Open |
| Brookville Lake Public Fishing Area State Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 2 | Open |
Things to do
13 places to go in Liberty Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Liberty Township
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Liberty Township
Dunlapsville RampIn Brookville Lake
DirectionsSilver Creek RampIn Brookville Lake
DirectionsTreaty Line Boat RampIn Brookville Lake
DirectionsWhitewater SP RampIn Brookville Lake
DirectionsPlus 2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Liberty Township
Trails & water
10 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Horses · 8.7 miUnpaved · 1.5 mi
Bridle Trail6.8 mi
Memorial Loop (#12)2.7 mi
Trail 52.2 mi
Veterans Vista (#16)2.0 mi
Lakeshore Trail (#15)1.5 mi
Red Springs Loop (#14)1.2 mi
Trail 11.1 mi
Archery Trail1.0 mi
Cattail Alley (#13)0.6 mi
Turkey Creek Road Trail0.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Liberty 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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 41 | 51 | 64 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 66 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Liberty Township →
Next door
Liberty Township and its neighbors
Liberty Township has the most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Township | 27% | 1.0 | 1,473 | 23% | A |
| Harmony Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Brownsville Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Union Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 8 | 41% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Liberty Township
Where can I hike in Liberty Township?
The longest trail networks: Brookville Lake, 5.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Liberty Township is conserved land?
27% 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 Liberty Township’s trails?
Brookville Lake doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Liberty Township?
14,000 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Liberty Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,452 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Liberty Township have?
Ahead of 86% 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 Liberty 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 →