Pekin Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Pierce Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Pierce Township
16% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 7 acres are parks and preserves, 2.6 per 1,000 residents. 1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Pierce Township.
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns · #486 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
199 acres · of 35.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.7 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
7 ac
2.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
16%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.3 mi
1.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Pierce Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pierce Township is ahead of 12% of U.S. towns, #486 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pierce 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 (2 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land2.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (7 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home16% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 12%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 18%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Pierce Township’s 1% is ahead of 39% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 32% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Pierce 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 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
199 conserved acres
1% of Pierce Township’s land. Who manages Pierce Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources374 ac
State Resource Management Area · 184 acForest Stewardship Easement · 180 acState Conservation Area · 10 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Spring Farm Forest Legacy Area State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 184 | Open |
| Big Spring Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 10 | Restricted |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Campbell-Gill HouseBuilding · listed 2019
About itWhen to get out
August is the best month for walking in Pierce 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 45 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 83 | 86 | 86 | 80 | 68 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pierce Township →
Next door
Pierce Township and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 16% | D |
| Polk Township | 9% | 0.2 | under 1 | 3% | C− |
| Washington Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 96 | 32% | C+ |
| Franklin Township | 7% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pierce Township
How much of Pierce 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 Pierce Township’s trails?
Pekin Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Pierce Township?
1.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Pierce Township?
25,650 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pierce Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 190 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pierce Township have?
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #486 of 593 in Indiana. 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 Pierce 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 →