Stockdale Mill · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Paw Paw Township
0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Paw Paw Township. 36% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 15 acres are parks and preserves, 9.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Paw Paw Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Paw Paw Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Paw Paw Township is ahead of 16% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Paw Paw Township’s under 1% is ahead of 19% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 20% 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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62 conserved acres
under 1% of Paw Paw Township’s land. Who manages Paw Paw Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 53 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roann Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
6 places to go in Paw Paw Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
3 scenic views without a name on the map.
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
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.
6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
September is the best month for walking in Paw Paw 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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 37 | 48 | 62 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 64 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Paw Paw Township →
Paw Paw 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paw Paw Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 10 | 36% | C− |
| Noble Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 23 | 65% | C |
| Pleasant Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 12% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Paw Paw Township
How much of Paw Paw 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.
Is there public land near Paw Paw Township?
5,214 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Paw Paw Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 15 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Paw Paw Township have?
Ahead of 16% 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 Paw Paw 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 →