Hoosier National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
160 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
D−Outdoors
Outdoors in Owen Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Owen Township
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Owen Township.
Ahead of 5% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
272 acres · of 54.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Owen Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Owen Township is ahead of 5% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
D−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Owen Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4DPark land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%D−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 5%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Owen Township’s 1% is ahead of 37% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 13% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Owen Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to D. 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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
272 conserved acres
1% of Owen Township’s land. Who manages Owen Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service160 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)112 ac
National Forest · 160 acConservation Easement · 112 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 112 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoosier National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 160 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Owen Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Campgrounds in Owen Township
KHTA CampKnobstone Hiking Trail Association
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Owen Township: July and August
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 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 43 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 67 | 54 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Owen Township →
Next door
Owen Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Salt Creek Township36 miBrownstown Township29 miPleasant Run Township26 miCarr Township1.9 miPershing Township0.7 miOwen Township0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Township | 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Brownstown Township | 11% | 0.5 | 731 | 65% | A− |
| Carr Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 14 | 2% | C− |
| Pleasant Run Township | 19% | 0.4 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
| Salt Creek Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Pershing Township | 25% | under 0.1 | 3 | 27% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Owen Township
How much of Owen 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.
Are dogs allowed on Owen Township’s trails?
Hoosier National Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Owen Township?
66,052 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Owen Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 160 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Owen Township have?
Ahead of 5% 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 Owen 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 →