Few parks or trails are on the map in Pleasant Township
7 acres are parks and preserves, 1.9 per 1,000 residents. 2.4 miles of mapped trail cross Pleasant Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 38% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns · #435 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
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 18% of U.S. towns, #435 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 Pleasant Township’s 1% is ahead of 45% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 43% of them.
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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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Allesee Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
208 conserved acres
1% of Pleasant Township’s land. Who manages Pleasant Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 203 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allessee Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
11 places to go in Pleasant Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
11 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 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.
The best walking months in Pleasant Township: April and September
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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
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 Pleasant Township →
Pleasant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Township | 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 38% | C− |
| Lincoln Township | 8% | under 0.1 | 3 | 1% | C− |
| Washington Township | 24% | 0.5 | 3 | 14% | B− |
| Scipio Township | 1% | 0.2 | 35 | 51% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pleasant Township
Where can I hike in Pleasant Township?
The longest trail networks: Allesee Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Pleasant 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 Pleasant Township’s trails?
Allesee Park and Hastings park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Pleasant Township?
2,159 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pleasant Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pleasant Township have?
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #435 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.
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 →