Patrick Callahan Memorial Soccer Field
Park
17 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Lincoln Township
Lincoln Township has 6.4 miles of mapped trails, 0.2 for every square mile of land
3% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 17 acres are parks and preserves, 3.7 per 1,000 residents. 1% of Lincoln Township’s land is conserved, about 320 acres.
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns · #458 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
320 acres · of 42.4 sq mi of land
Trails
6.4 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
17 ac
3.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
3%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lincoln Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lincoln Township is ahead of 15% of U.S. towns, #458 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lincoln 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 land3.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (17 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13CParks close to home3% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 15%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 23%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Lincoln Township’s 1% is ahead of 44% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 52% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Lincoln Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D 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.
Who protects it
320 conserved acres
1% of Lincoln Township’s land. Who manages Lincoln Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)315 ac
County5 ac
Conservation Easement · 315 acState Conservation Area · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 315 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Kankakee Marsh State Conservation Area | County | 5 | Restricted |
Things to do
6 places to go in Lincoln Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lincoln Township
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Lincoln Township
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
East 1300 North0.4 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
6Baseball
2Tennis
1Basketball
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lincoln 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 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 82 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 65 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 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 Lincoln Township →
Next door
Lincoln Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Lake Township8.7 miMcClellan Township8.6 miLincoln Township6.4 miCedar Creek Township4.8 miColfax Township4.5 miEagle Creek Township4.1 miKeener Township1.3 miShelby0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Township | 1% | 0.2 | 4 | 3% | C− |
| Cedar Creek Township | 1% | 0.1 | 45 | 41% | C |
| Lake Township | 17% | 0.2 | 181 | 30% | B+ |
| Shelby | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Eagle Creek Township | 3% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Colfax Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Keener Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 6 | 37% | C− |
| 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 Lincoln Township
How much of Lincoln 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 Lincoln Township’s trails?
Patrick Callahan Memorial Soccer Field doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lincoln Township?
3,443 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lincoln Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lincoln Township have?
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #458 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 Lincoln 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 →