Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
244 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Railroad Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Railroad Township
4% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Railroad Township. 2% of Railroad Township’s land is conserved, about 533 acres.
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
533 acres · of 36.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
16 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
4%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Railroad Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Railroad Township is ahead of 19% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Railroad Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4DPark land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (16 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home4% 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 19%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Railroad Township’s 2% is ahead of 58% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 13% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Railroad 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
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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.
Kankakee Fish & Wildlife Area
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
40 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
533 conserved acres
2% of Railroad Township’s land. Who manages Railroad Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife318 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)215 ac
State Conservation Area · 318 acConservation Easement · 215 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 215 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper-Pulaski Fish And Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 259 | Restricted |
| Kankakee Fish and Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 43 | Restricted |
| Kankakee River Swampland State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 17 | Open |
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
West 350 South0.2 mi
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
2Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Railroad 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 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Railroad Township →
Next door
Railroad Township and its neighbors
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Walker Township20 miWayne Township4.2 miCass Township3.5 miDewey Township2.7 miKankakee Township1.9 miRailroad Township0.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Railroad Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 12 | 4% | C− |
| Dewey Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Kankakee Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Cass Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Wayne Township | 2% | 0.1 | 2 | 32% | C− |
| Walker Township | 15% | 0.3 | 50 | 4% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Railroad Township
How much of Railroad Township is conserved land?
2% 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 Railroad Township’s trails?
Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area and Kankakee Fish & Wildlife Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Railroad Township?
1,174 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Railroad Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Railroad Township have?
Ahead of 19% 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 Railroad 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 →