Prairie Creek Park
Managed by Vigo County Parks Department
181 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Prairie Creek Township
Prairie Creek Township has 180 acres of parks, 157 for every 1,000 residents
8% of Prairie Creek Township’s land is conserved, about 2,056 acres. 5% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 12 miles of mapped trail cross Prairie Creek Township, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
2,056 acres · of 38.1 sq mi of land
Trails
12 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
180 ac
157 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
5%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
459 ft
Big Knoll
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Prairie Creek Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Prairie Creek Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Prairie Creek Township is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Prairie Creek Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (12 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land157 acres of park per 1,000 residents (180 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13AParks 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 59%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Prairie Creek Township’s 8% is ahead of 90% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 70% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to A−. 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
2,056 conserved acres
8% of Prairie Creek Township’s land. Who manages Prairie Creek Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)1,948 ac
County108 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,948 acLocal Park · 77 acState Conservation Area · 31 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,948 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Creek Park Local Park | County | 77 | Open |
| Flesher Memorial Woods Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | County | 31 | Restricted |
Things to do
5 places to go in Prairie Creek Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Prairie Creek Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Waterfalls in Prairie Creek Township
3 waterfalls without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Prairie Creek Township
Big Knoll459 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
5 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
South San Prevo Place1.6 mi
South 106th Place1.0 mi
West County Road 1200 North0.7 mi
Riggs Place0.6 mi
South Rynerson Place0.5 mi
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
2Basketball
2Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Linton Township High School and Community BuildingBuilding · listed 2002
About itWhen to get out
August is the best month for walking in Prairie Creek 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 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 42 | 53 | 65 | 75 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 68 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Prairie Creek Township →
Next door
Prairie Creek Township and its neighbors
Prairie Creek Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Prairie Creek Township12 miLinton Township3.6 miFairbanks Township3.4 miPrairieton Township2.3 miDarwin Township1.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Creek Township | 8% | 0.3 | 157 | 5% | B |
| Prairieton Township | 8% | 0.1 | under 1 | 15% | C− |
| Fairbanks Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Linton Township | 1% | 0.1 | 698 | 8% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Prairie Creek Township
How much of Prairie Creek Township is conserved land?
8% 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 Prairie Creek Township’s trails?
Prairie Creek Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Prairie Creek Township?
3,090 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Prairie Creek Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 180 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Prairie Creek Township have?
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Prairie Creek 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 →