Few parks or trails are on the map in Olive Township
1 acre is park or preserve, 0.2 per 1,000 residents. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Olive Township. 45% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns · #517 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
How much outdoors does Olive Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Olive Township is ahead of 9% of U.S. towns, #517 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Olive Township’s under 1% is ahead of 7% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 31% 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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
2 places to go in Olive Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
9.0 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 best walking months in Olive Township: April and September
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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Olive Township →
Olive 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 45% | D |
| Harrison Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Locke Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 6 | 70% | C− |
| Madison Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Baugo Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 36% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Olive Township
How much of Olive 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 Olive Township’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Stan & Steve Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Olive Township?
9.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 9.0 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Olive Township?
2,762 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Olive Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Olive Township have?
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #517 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 Olive 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 →