Few parks or trails are on the map in Perry Township
0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Perry Township. 47% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 20 acres are parks and preserves, 12 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Perry Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Perry Township is ahead of 19% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Perry Township’s under 1% is ahead of 14% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 22% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Colfax Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
25 conserved acres
under 1% of Perry Township’s land. Who manages Perry Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 25 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
6 places to go in Perry Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
1.5 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.
August is the best month for walking in Perry 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 38 | 50 | 62 | 73 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 65 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Perry Township →
Perry Township and its neighbors
Perry Township has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 12 | 47% | C− |
| Sugar Creek Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 5 | 47% | C− |
| Washington Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Perry Township
Where can I hike in Perry Township?
The longest trail networks: Colfax Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Perry 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 Perry Township’s trails?
Colfax Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Perry Township?
1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Perry Township?
522 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Perry Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Perry Township have?
Ahead of 19% 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 Perry 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 →