Scamahorn Park Addition
Park
18 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Middle Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Middle Township
0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Middle Township. 35 acres are parks and preserves, 4.8 per 1,000 residents. 34% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns · #482 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
17 acres · of 31.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
35 ac
4.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
34%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.2 mi
3.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Middle Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Middle Township is ahead of 12% of U.S. towns, #482 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Middle Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land4.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (35 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13CParks close to home34% 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 12%
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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 Middle Township’s under 1% is ahead of 14% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 25% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Middle 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
The longest trail network is Scamahorn Park Addition, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
17 conserved acres
under 1% of Middle Township’s land. Who manages Middle Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city17 ac
Local Park · 17 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scamahorn Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Scott Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Middle Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Middle Township
Jefferson Park Playground #2
DirectionsPlus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Middle Township
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Baseball
3Basketball
1Pickleball
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 Middle 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 39 | 50 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 65 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Middle Township →
Next door
Middle Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Washington Township14 miAvon8.2 miCenter Township5.8 miBrownsburg3.5 miLincoln Township3.5 miMiddle Township0.9 miBrown Township0.6 miUnion Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 5 | 34% | D |
| Brown Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 60% | D |
| Brownsburg | 5% | 0.2 | 16 | 60% | B− |
| Lincoln Township | 3% | 0.1 | 14 | 65% | B− |
| Center Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 12 | 47% | C |
| Union Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 29% | D |
| Washington Township | 1% | 0.4 | 11 | 58% | C+ |
| Avon | 2% | 0.4 | 26 | 70% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Middle Township
Where can I hike in Middle Township?
The longest trail networks: Scamahorn Park Addition, 0.4 miles; Scamahorn Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Middle 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 Middle Township’s trails?
Scamahorn Park Addition and Scamahorn Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Middle Township?
3.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Middle Township?
7,883 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Middle Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 35 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Middle Township have?
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #482 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 Middle 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 →