Miller Township has 10 miles of mapped trails, 0.4 for every square mile of land
5% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 10 acres are parks and preserves, 1.0 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns · #488 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
How much outdoors does Miller Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Miller Township is ahead of 12% of U.S. towns, #488 of 593 in Indiana. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Miller Township’s under 1% is ahead of 7% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 76% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Guilford Covered Bridge Park
7 places to go in Miller Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
August is the best month for walking in Miller 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 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 43 | 53 | 65 | 75 | 82 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Miller Township →
Miller Township and its neighbors
Miller Township has the second most mapped trails of the 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Township | under 1% | 0.4 | 1 | 5% | D |
| York Township | under 1% | 0.3 | under 1 | 4% | D |
| Lawrenceburg Township | 8% | 0.5 | 26 | 70% | B+ |
| Hidden Valley | under 1% | 0.4 | 5 | 11% | C− |
| Greendale | 4% | 0.4 | 5 | 88% | B |
| Harrison Township | 1% | 0.2 | 20 | 43% | C |
| Manchester Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Logan Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 2 | 9% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Miller Township
Where can I hike in Miller Township?
The longest trail networks: Guilford Covered Bridge Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Miller 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 Miller Township’s trails?
Hidden Valley Sports Complex and Guilford Covered Bridge Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Miller Township?
11,621 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Miller Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Miller Township have?
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #488 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 Miller Township neighbors.
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 →