Pokagon State Park
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
24 acres0.3 mi of trail
1
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Fox Lake (Boundary Increase) · Photo: MrHarman · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Pleasant Township
Pleasant Township has 283 acres of parks, 19 for every 1,000 residents
2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Pleasant Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 51% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Pleasant Township’s land is conserved, about 488 acres.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns · #280 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
488 acres · of 32.1 sq mi of land
Trails
2.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
283 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
51%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.0 mi
0.3 mi lanes · 4.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
16
1 beach · 8 boat launches
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 39% of U.S. towns, #280 of 593 in Indiana. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pleasant Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4CPark land19 acres of park per 1,000 residents (283 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13BParks close to home51% 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 39%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 53%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Pleasant Township’s 2% is ahead of 60% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 36% of them.
Water is 9% of Pleasant Township’s area (3 of 35 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B−. 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 Pokagon State Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Angola Commons Park
Park
21 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Firemans Park
Park
7 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
488 conserved acres
2% of Pleasant Township’s land. Water is left out: Pleasant Township has 32.1 square miles of land and 3.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Pleasant Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County176 ac
State natural resources115 ac
State fish & wildlife94 ac
Town or city48 ac
State parks29 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)27 ac
State Conservation Area · 285 acLocal Park · 136 acState Park · 29 acConservation Easement · 27 acLocal Recreation Area · 7 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 27 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 14 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loon Lake Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 102 | Restricted |
| Steuben County Park Local Park | County | 95 | Open |
| Anspaugh (Loon Lake) Wildlife Trust Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 91 | Open |
| McClue (Charles) Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | County | 80 | Restricted |
| Commons Park Local Park | Town or city | 32 | Open |
| Pokagon State Park State Park | State parks | 29 | Open |
| Loon Lake - Wyatt Tract State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 12 | Open |
| Nature Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Firemans Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Loon Lake Public Access Site (Steuben) State Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 3 | Open |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
12 places to go in Pleasant Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Pleasant Township
Historic Bledsoe's Beach
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Pleasant Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Dog parks in Pleasant Township
1 dog park without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Pleasant Township
8 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Pleasant Township
1 campground without a name on the map.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 16 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Klink Gravel0.4 mi
10.3 mi
Biking & sports
5.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
4.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
20Tennis
15Baseball
4Soccer
2Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Pleasant Township: April, August 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) | 31 | 35 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 74 | 62 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Pleasant Township →
Next door
Pleasant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Township | 2% | 0.1 | 19 | 51% | C+ |
| Jamestown Township | 18% | 1.0 | 693 | 31% | A |
| Steuben Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 18% | D |
| Scott Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 6% | 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
Where can I hike in Pleasant Township?
The longest trail networks: Pokagon State Park, 0.3 miles; Angola Commons Park, 0.1 miles; Firemans Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Pleasant 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.
Are dogs allowed on Pleasant Township’s trails?
Pokagon State Park and Angola Commons Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Pleasant Township?
5.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of painted or protected lanes and 4.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Pleasant Township?
5,891 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pleasant Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 283 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pleasant Township have?
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #280 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 →