Wabashiki Fish and Wildlife Area
Nature preserve
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Prairieton Township
8% of Prairieton Township’s land is conserved: 862 acres
15% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Prairieton Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
862 acres · of 17.4 sq mi of land
Trails
2.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
15%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Prairieton Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Prairieton Township is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Prairieton Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4CPark land0.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13DParks close to home15% 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 24%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Prairieton Township’s 8% is ahead of 89% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 48% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Prairieton 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
862 conserved acres
8% of Prairieton Township’s land. Who manages Prairieton Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)862 ac
Conservation Easement · 862 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 862 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Prairieton 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) | 38 | 42 | 53 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 68 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 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 Prairieton Township →
Next door
Prairieton Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Prairie Creek Township12 miWabash Township6.8 miSugar Creek Township6.0 miPrairieton Township2.3 miDarwin Township1.2 miHoney Creek Township0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairieton Township | 8% | 0.1 | under 1 | 15% | C− |
| Sugar Creek Township | 7% | 0.1 | 55 | 44% | B |
| Prairie Creek Township | 8% | 0.3 | 157 | 5% | B |
| Honey Creek Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 7 | 11% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Prairieton Township
How much of Prairieton 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 Prairieton Township’s trails?
Wabashiki Fish and Wildlife Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Prairieton Township?
3,303 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Prairieton Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Prairieton Township have?
Ahead of 24% 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 Prairieton 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 →