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William Lowry HouseWilliam Lowry House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
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Outdoors in Posey Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Posey Township

126 acres are parks and preserves, 283 per 1,000 residents. 2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Posey Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 10% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
106 acres · of 31.1 sq mi of land
Trails
2.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
126 ac
283 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
10%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

1
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.

Manlove Park

Park
125 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

106 conserved acres

under 1% of Posey Township’s land. Who manages Posey Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources106 ac
State Conservation Area · 106 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Shrader-Weaver Nature Preserve
State Conservation Area
State natural resources94Restricted
Shrader-Weaver Managed Area
State Conservation Area
State natural resources13Restricted
Trails & water

1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 0.7 mi
Shrader-Weaver Nature Preserve1.5 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
William Lowry HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About it
When to get out

August is the best month for walking in Posey 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)353950637381848277655139
Rain (in)3.22.53.74.54.95.14.33.43.13.23.53.3

February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Posey Township →

Next door

Posey Township and its neighbors

Posey Township has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Posey Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Jackson Townshipunder 1%under 0.11458%C−

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Posey Township

Are dogs allowed on Posey Township’s trails?

Manlove Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Posey Township?

433 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Posey Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 126 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Posey Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →