Few parks or trails are on the map in Ohio Township
164 acres are parks and preserves, 114 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Ohio Township. 17% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Ohio Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Ohio Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ohio Township is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Ohio Township’s 1% is ahead of 45% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 16% 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
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160 conserved acres
1% of Ohio Township’s land. Who manages Ohio Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grouse Ridge Public Fishing Area State Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 160 | Open |
2 places to go in Ohio 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 lakes & rivers
August is the best month for walking in Ohio 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 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 54 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Ohio Township →
Ohio 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 114 | 17% | C |
| Jackson Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Harrison Township | 1% | 0.4 | 30 | 37% | C+ |
| Wayne Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 1 | under 1% | D |
| Van Buren Township | 48% | 1.1 | 5,670 | 7% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ohio Township
How much of Ohio Township is conserved land?
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.
Is there public land near Ohio Township?
37,915 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ohio Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 164 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ohio Township have?
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Ohio 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 →