Robb Hidden Canyon Preserve
Managed by ACRES Land Trust
80 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Otsego Township
Otsego Township has 404 acres of parks, 162 for every 1,000 residents
26% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Otsego Township’s land is conserved, about 526 acres.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns · #294 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
526 acres · of 33.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
404 ac
162 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
26%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
8
What kind of outdoors town is Otsego Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Otsego Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Otsego Township is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns, #294 of 593 in Indiana. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Otsego Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4DPark land162 acres of park per 1,000 residents (404 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13AParks close to home26% 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 35%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 51%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Otsego Township’s 2% is ahead of 61% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B−. 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Ball Lake Nature Preserve
Managed by ACRES Land Trust
24 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
526 conserved acres
2% of Otsego Township’s land. Who manages Otsego Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits350 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)310 ac
Joint21 ac
State natural resources15 ac
State fish & wildlife3 ac
Private Conservation · 350 acConservation Easement · 186 acForest Stewardship Easement · 160 acState Recreation Area · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 191 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Woods Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 331 | Open |
| Harrison County Glades Fee Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 20 | Closed |
| Ball Lake Public Access Site State Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 3 | Open |
Trails & water
8 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Otsego 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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 35 | 46 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 48 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Otsego Township →
Next door
Otsego 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otsego Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 162 | 26% | C+ |
| Scott Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 6% | D |
| Steuben Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 18% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Otsego Township
How much of Otsego Township is conserved land?
2% 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 Otsego Township’s trails?
Robb Hidden Canyon Preserve and Ball Lake Nature Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Otsego Township?
5,488 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Otsego Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 421 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Otsego Township have?
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #294 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 Otsego 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 →