Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMontgomery Township has 3,012 acres of parks, 745 for every 1,000 residents
8% of Montgomery Township’s land is conserved, about 4,580 acres. 8.1 miles of mapped trail cross Montgomery Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns · #207 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Montgomery Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Montgomery Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Montgomery Township is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns, #207 of 593 in Indiana. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Montgomery Township’s 8% is ahead of 89% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 41% of them.
Water is 6% of Montgomery Township’s area (6 of 97 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 7%.
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
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4,580 conserved acres
8% of Montgomery Township’s land. Water is left out: Montgomery Township has 91.7 square miles of land and 5.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Montgomery Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 143 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson Lake Recreation Area State Recreation Area | Other state land | 2,898 | Open |
| Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 963 | Restricted |
| Tern Bar Slough State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 835 | Restricted |
| Coffee Bayou Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 120 | Closed |
| Gibson Lake Wildlife Habitat State Conservation Area | Town or city | 103 | Open |
1 places to go in Montgomery Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
5 named trails
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.
The walking year in Montgomery 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 45 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 70 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Montgomery Township →
Montgomery Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery Township | 8% | 0.1 | 745 | under 1% | B− |
| Patoka Township | 4% | 0.2 | 9 | 55% | C+ |
| Wabash Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Union Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 61% | D |
| White River Township | 3% | 0.4 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Montgomery Township
How much of Montgomery Township is conserved land?
8% 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.
Is there public land near Montgomery Township?
3,235 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Montgomery Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,012 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Montgomery Township have?
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #207 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 Montgomery 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 →