Harold W. Cleveland Park
Park
22 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Chris Light · CC BY-SA 3.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Porter Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Porter Township
26 acres are parks and preserves, 2.7 per 1,000 residents. 2.9 miles of mapped trail cross Porter Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 38% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns · #476 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
55 acres · of 44.8 sq mi of land
Trails
2.9 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
26 ac
2.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
38%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
9
1 beach · 2 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Porter Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Porter Township is ahead of 13% of U.S. towns, #476 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Porter Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land2.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (26 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home38% 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 13%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 20%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Porter Township’s under 1% is ahead of 19% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 35% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Porter 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
The longest trail network is Harold W. Cleveland Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Brandywine Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
55 conserved acres
under 1% of Porter Township’s land. Who manages Porter Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)55 ac
Conservation Easement · 55 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 55 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
Things to do
13 places to go in Porter Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Porter Township
Big Bass Beach
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Porter Township
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Porter Township
Kolodziej Dog ParkHours: 06:00-dusk · In Harold W. Cleveland Park
DirectionsBoat launches in Porter Township
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Peaks in Porter Township
Continental Divide Point
DirectionsPicnic areas in Porter Township
2 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Trails & water
9 lakes & rivers
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
10Soccer
6Tennis
4Baseball
3Football
2Tracks
2Softball
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Porter 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 | 10.6 | 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 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Porter Township →
Next door
Porter Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Winfield Township11 miUnion Township9.6 miMorgan Township5.6 miPorter Township2.9 miWinfield0.9 miBoone Township0.6 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 38% | D |
| Winfield Township | 2% | 0.5 | 27 | 63% | B |
| Boone Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 1 | 63% | C− |
| Morgan Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 1% | D |
| Winfield | under 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 55% | C− |
| Union Township | 1% | 0.3 | 2 | 12% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Porter Township
Where can I hike in Porter Township?
The longest trail networks: Harold W. Cleveland Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Porter Township is conserved land?
under 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 Porter Township’s trails?
Harold W. Cleveland Park and Brandywine Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Porter Township?
6,358 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Porter Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Porter Township have?
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #476 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 Porter 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 →