Springville Park
Park
8 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainCOutdoors
Outdoors in Perry Township
6% of Perry Township’s land is conserved: 1,326 acres
2% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 2.5 per 1,000 residents. 8.1 miles of mapped trail cross Perry Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
1,326 acres · of 35.7 sq mi of land
Trails
8.1 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
2.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
2%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
817 ft
Red Hill
Outdoors grade
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 25% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Perry Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land2.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (6 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home2% 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 25%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Perry Township’s 6% is ahead of 82% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 63% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C+. 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Springville Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,326 conserved acres
6% of Perry Township’s land. Who manages Perry Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources1,326 ac
Forest Stewardship Easement · 1,326 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,326 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
Things to do
3 places to go in Perry Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Perry Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Perry Township
Red Hill817 ft elevation
DirectionsBiking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Basketball
1Tennis
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
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) | 9.7 | 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 | 42 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 67 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Perry Township →
Next door
Perry Township and its neighbors
Perry Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Perry Township8.1 miJackson Township2.7 miIndian Creek Township2.7 miMarshall Township2.4 miIndian Creek Township1.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Township | 6% | 0.2 | 2 | 2% | C |
| Marshall Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 8 | 7% | D |
| Indian Creek Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | under 1% | D |
| Jackson Township | 3% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Indian Creek Township | 1% | 0.1 | 44 | 11% | C |
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: Springville Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Perry Township is conserved land?
6% 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?
Springville Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Perry Township?
13,288 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Perry Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Perry Township have?
Ahead of 25% 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.
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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 →