Avoca Fish Hatchery
Park
36 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Marshall Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Marshall Township
The biggest trail networks: Avoca Fish Hatchery (1 mi). 7% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.4 miles of mapped trail cross Marshall Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns · #479 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
39 acres · of 36.3 sq mi of land
Trails
2.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
38 ac
8.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
7%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Marshall Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Marshall Township is ahead of 13% of U.S. towns, #479 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Marshall Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4CPark land8.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (38 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home7% 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 13%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 19%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Marshall Township’s under 1% is ahead of 18% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 35% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Marshall 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
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The longest trail network is Avoca Fish Hatchery, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Judah Community Park
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
39 conserved acres
under 1% of Marshall Township’s land. Who manages Marshall Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife39 ac
State Other or Unknown · 39 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avoca State Fish Hatchery State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 39 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Marshall Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Marshall Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
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
1Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Marshall Township: July and August
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 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 44 | 54 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 68 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Marshall Township →
Next door
Marshall Township and its neighbors
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Pleasant Run Township26 miClear Creek Township13 miShawswick Township10 miPerry Township8.1 miIndian Creek Township2.7 miMarshall Township2.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 8 | 7% | D |
| Clear Creek Township | 33% | 0.4 | 8 | 7% | B− |
| Perry Township | 6% | 0.2 | 2 | 2% | C |
| Shawswick Township | 1% | 0.1 | 13 | 49% | C |
| Pleasant Run Township | 19% | 0.4 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
| Indian Creek Township | 1% | 0.1 | 44 | 11% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Marshall Township
Where can I hike in Marshall Township?
The longest trail networks: Avoca Fish Hatchery, 1 miles; Judah Community Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Marshall Township is conserved land?
under 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 Marshall Township’s trails?
Avoca Fish Hatchery and Judah Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Marshall Township?
31,332 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Marshall Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 44 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Marshall Township have?
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #479 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 Marshall 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 →