Baer Field Heritage Air Park
Park
3 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Pleasant Township
Pleasant Township has 5.1 miles of mapped trails, 0.1 for every square mile of land
6 acres are parks and preserves, 1.9 per 1,000 residents. 34% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns · #436 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
217 acres · of 35.0 sq mi of land
Trails
5.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
1.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
34%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.0 mi
1.0 mi paths
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 18% of U.S. towns, #436 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pleasant Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land1.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (6 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 18%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 27%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Pleasant Township’s 1% is ahead of 40% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 51% 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 still be 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
The longest trail network is Baer Field Heritage Air Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
217 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.
Private owners170 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)47 ac
Private Park · 170 acConservation Easement · 47 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookwood Golf Club Private Park | Private owners | 170 | 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.
Biking & sports
1.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
10Pickleball
5Tennis
2Football
1Softball
1Soccer
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 37 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Pleasant Township →
Next door
Pleasant Township and its neighbors
Pleasant Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Wayne Township33 miPleasant Township5.1 miMarion Township3.0 miJefferson Township2.2 miLafayette Township0.4 mi
| 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 | 34% | C− |
| Wayne Township | 6% | 0.8 | 11 | 88% | B+ |
| Marion Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Lafayette Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 15 | 3% | C− |
| Jefferson Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 15 | 57% | 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: Baer Field Heritage Air Park, 0.4 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?
Baer Field Heritage Air Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Pleasant Township?
1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Pleasant Township?
3,775 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pleasant Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pleasant Township have?
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #436 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 →