Westlea Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainC−Outdoors
Outdoors in Pleasant Township
7% of Pleasant Township’s land is conserved: 1,578 acres
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Pleasant Township. 8 acres are parks and preserves, 1.2 per 1,000 residents. 34% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns · #399 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
1,578 acres · of 34.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
1.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
34%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.3 mi
1.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Pleasant Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pleasant Township is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns, #399 of 593 in Indiana. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pleasant Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4DPark land1.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (8 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home34% 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 22%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 33%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Pleasant Township’s 7% is ahead of 88% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 14% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Pleasant 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
1,578 conserved acres
7% of Pleasant Township’s land. Who manages Pleasant Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers1,570 ac
Town or city8 ac
Recreation Management Area · 1,570 acLocal Park · 8 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississinewa Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 1,570 | Open |
| Town Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Westlea Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Pleasant Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Pleasant Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
3Baseball
1Basketball
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).
Meshingomesia (Mihsiinkweemisa) Cemetery and Indian School Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2013
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Pleasant 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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 38 | 49 | 62 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 65 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Pleasant Township →
Next door
Pleasant Township and its neighbors
Pleasant Township has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Township | 7% | under 0.1 | 1 | 34% | C− |
| Franklin Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 6 | 73% | C− |
| Washington Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 6 | 29% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pleasant Township
How much of Pleasant Township is conserved land?
7% 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 Pleasant Township’s trails?
Westlea Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Pleasant Township?
1.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Pleasant Township?
16,657 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pleasant Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,582 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pleasant Township have?
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #399 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 Pleasant 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 →