Chinook Fish And Wildlife Area
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
2,169 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Posey Township
9% of Posey Township’s land is conserved: 2,125 acres
5% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Posey Township.
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns · #462 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
2,125 acres · of 35.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
5%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Posey Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Posey Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Posey Township is ahead of 15% of U.S. towns, #462 of 593 in Indiana. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Posey Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4DPark land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13DParks close to home5% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 15%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 22%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Posey Township’s 9% is ahead of 91% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 12% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Posey 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
2,125 conserved acres
9% of Posey Township’s land. Who manages Posey Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife2,125 ac
State Conservation Area · 2,125 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinook Fish And Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 2,125 | Restricted |
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
6Tennis
3Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 41 | 52 | 65 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Posey Township →
Next door
Posey Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Lost Creek Township9.9 miJackson Township5.0 miDick Johnson Township1.8 miPosey Township0.1 miBrazil Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Posey Township | 9% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 5% | D |
| Lost Creek Township | 3% | 0.3 | 60 | 59% | B |
| Jackson Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 21 | 19% | C |
| Brazil Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Dick Johnson Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 61 | 2% | 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
How much of Posey Township is conserved land?
9% 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 Posey Township’s trails?
Chinook Fish And Wildlife Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Posey Township?
2,414 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Posey Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Posey Township have?
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #462 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 Posey 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 →