Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Plain Township
11% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Plain Township. 44 acres are parks and preserves, 5.0 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns · #462 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
How much outdoors does Plain Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Plain Township is ahead of 15% of U.S. towns, #462 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Plain Township’s 2% is ahead of 58% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 20% of them.
Water is 5% of Plain Township’s area (2 of 36 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
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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479 conserved acres
2% of Plain Township’s land. Water is left out: Plain Township has 33.9 square miles of land and 2.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Plain Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 159 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Chapman Lake Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 143 | Restricted |
| Little Chapman Lake Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 95 | Restricted |
| Little Chapman Lake Lozier Tract State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 39 | Open |
| Big Chapman Lake Nature Preserve - Osborn Tract State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 37 | Restricted |
| Leesburg Summer Recreational Local Recreation Area | Private owners | 4 | Open |
| Chapman Lake Public Access Site State Recreation Area | Other state land | 1 | Open |
| Little Chapman Lake Hogan Natural Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1 | Restricted |
9 places to go in Plain Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
5 lakes & rivers
17 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.
2 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 Plain 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 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 76 | 63 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Plain Township →
Plain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plain Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 5 | 11% | D |
| Wayne Township | 1% | 0.4 | 12 | 54% | C+ |
| Tippecanoe Township | 12% | 0.1 | 13 | 36% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Plain Township
How much of Plain Township is conserved land?
2% 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 Plain Township?
17 miles of bike routes are on the map: 17 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Plain Township?
847 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Plain Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 44 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Plain Township have?
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #462 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 Plain 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 →