Freedom Park
Park
5 acres0.3 mi of trail
Freedom Park Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainC−Outdoors
Outdoors in Ray Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Ray Township
1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Ray Township. 45% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 46 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns · #421 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
35 acres · of 39.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
46 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
45%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ray Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ray Township is ahead of 19% of U.S. towns, #421 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ray Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (46 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home45% 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 19%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 29%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Ray Township’s under 1% is ahead of 15% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 28% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Ray 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
The longest trail network is Freedom Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Batesville Playground
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
35 conserved acres
under 1% of Ray Township’s land. Who manages Ray Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city35 ac
Local Park · 35 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batesvile Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 33 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
14 places to go in Ray Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Ray Township
Freedom Park PlaygroundIn Freedom Park
DirectionsPlus 11 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Ray Township
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Ray Township
South Hill
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Freedom Park Trail0.2 mi
BTD Trail0.2 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
7Baseball
7Tennis
5Soccer
5Basketball
3Football
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Stockheughter Covered BridgeStructure · listed 2002
About itWhen to get out
August is the best month for walking in Ray 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 | 41 | 52 | 64 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 66 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Ray Township →
Next door
Ray Township and its neighbors
Ray Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 11 | 45% | C− |
| Salt Creek Township | 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Laughery Township | 1% | 0.2 | 36 | 77% | B− |
| Adams Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 10 | 49% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ray Township
Where can I hike in Ray Township?
The longest trail networks: Freedom Park, 0.3 miles; BTD Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Ray Township is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Ray Township’s trails?
Freedom Park and BTD Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ray Township?
1,256 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ray Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 46 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ray Township have?
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #421 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 Ray 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 →