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B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Lincoln Township

Lincoln Township has 504 acres of parks, 14 for every 1,000 residents

The biggest trail networks: Arbuckle Acres Park (1.3 mi), Williams Park (1 mi). 3.5 miles of mapped trail cross Lincoln Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 65% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns · #217 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it

Conserved land
3%
521 acres · of 23.7 sq mi of land
Trails
3.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
504 ac
14 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
65%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
28 mi
0.4 mi lanes · 27 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
6
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 47% of U.S. towns, #217 of 593 in Indiana. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.

B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lincoln Township’s overall grade.
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 47%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 64%

Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Lincoln Township’s 3% is ahead of 70% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 51% 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.

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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 Arbuckle Acres Park, with 1.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Arbuckle Acres Park

Park
53 acres1.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Williams Park

Park
30 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Lincolnwood Park

Park
53 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Cardinal Park

Park
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 9 parks & preserves
Arbuckle Acres Park53 acres · 1.3 mi of trail
Directions
Williams Park30 acres · 1 mi of trail
Directions
Lincolnwood Park53 acres
Directions
Cardinal Park13 acres
Directions
Virgil Park6 acres
Directions
Hoover Park4 acres
Directions
Lincoln Park3 acres
Directions
Stephens Park3 acres
Arbuckle Commons Park1 acres
Directions
Who protects it

521 conserved acres

3% of Lincoln Township’s land. Who manages Lincoln Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city429 ac
Private owners81 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government11 ac
Local Recreation Area · 299 acLocal Park · 130 acPrivate Park · 81 acRecreation or Education Easement · 11 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 11 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Indianapolis Raceway Park
Local Recreation Area
Town or city299Open
Clermont Golf Course
Private Park
Private owners81Open
Arbuckle Acres
Local Park
Town or city59Open
Williams Park
Local Park
Town or city32Open
Sportsfield Park
Local Park
Town or city21Open
Cardinal-Delaware Property
Local Park
Town or city14Open
Stephens Park
Local Park
Town or city3Open
Holiday Park
Local Park
Town or city1Open
Things to do

35 places to go in Lincoln Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Lincoln Township
Blast-Off PlaygroundIn Williams Park
Directions
Meditation Chapel
Directions

Plus 25 playgrounds without a name on the map.

Trails & water

6 lakes & rivers

Biking & sports

28 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
27 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
23Baseball
19Tennis
8Basketball
6Pickleball
6Football
4Soccer

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 Lincoln 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)353950637381848377655139
Rain (in)2.92.43.34.34.64.94.23.33.33.43.42.8

February is the driest month (2.4 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.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Lincoln Township3%0.11465%B−
Washington Township1%0.41158%C+
Avon2%0.42670%B
Brown Townshipunder 1%under 0.1360%D
Brownsburg5%0.21660%B−
Middle Townshipunder 1%under 0.1534%D

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Lincoln Township

Where can I hike in Lincoln Township?

The longest trail networks: Arbuckle Acres Park, 1.3 miles; Williams Park, 1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

How much of Lincoln Township is conserved land?

3% 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?

Arbuckle Acres Park and Williams Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Lincoln Township?

28 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of painted or protected lanes and 27 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Lincoln Township?

9,925 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lincoln Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 504 of them inside the town line.

How much outdoors does Lincoln Township have?

Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #217 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 →