Photo: Nyttend · Public domainPerry Township has 1,933 acres of parks, 1,308 for every 1,000 residents
11% of Perry Township’s land is conserved, about 2,047 acres. 21% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 12 miles of mapped trail cross Perry Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Perry Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
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 73% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Perry Township’s 11% is ahead of 93% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 78% of them.
Water is 6% of Perry Township’s area (2 of 30 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 11%.
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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2,047 conserved acres
11% of Perry Township’s land. Water is left out: Perry Township has 28.2 square miles of land and 1.9 of water, so the share counts land only. 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. 124 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Creek Reservoir Local Park | Town or city | 1,922 | Open |
3 places to go in Perry Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 campgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
8 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
5.5 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
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) | 34 | 38 | 49 | 62 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 65 | 51 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Perry Township →
Perry Township and its neighbors
Perry Township has the most mapped trails of the 4 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 | 11% | 0.4 | 1,308 | 21% | B+ |
| Liberty Township | 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 15% | D |
| Stoney Creek Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Union Township | under 1% | under 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
How much of Perry Township is conserved land?
11% 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.
Where can I bike in Perry Township?
5.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Perry Township?
5,594 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Perry Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,933 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Perry Township have?
Ahead of 73% 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 →