Bloomfield Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Evking22 · CC BY-SA 4.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Richland Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Richland Township
10 acres are parks and preserves, 2.0 per 1,000 residents. 25% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4.1 miles of mapped trail cross Richland Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns · #481 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
106 acres · of 42.8 sq mi of land
Trails
4.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
2.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
25%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Richland Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Richland Township is ahead of 12% of U.S. towns, #481 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Richland Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4CPark land2.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (10 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home25% 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 12%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 19%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Richland Township’s under 1% is ahead of 29% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 43% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Richland 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
106 conserved acres
under 1% of Richland Township’s land. Who manages Richland Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)97 ac
Town or city9 ac
Conservation Easement · 97 acLocal Park · 9 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 97 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomfield City Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Richland Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Scenic views in Richland Township
Tulip Viaduct
DirectionsTrails & water
3 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
5Baseball
2Basketball
1Tennis
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 Richland 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 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 43 | 53 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 68 | 54 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Richland Township →
Next door
Richland Township and its neighbors
Richland Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Fairplay Township11 miRichland Township4.1 miJefferson Township3.8 miTaylor Township2.6 miHighland Township2.5 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richland Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 25% | D |
| Fairplay Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Highland Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Taylor Township | 3% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Jefferson Township | 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 57% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Richland Township
How much of Richland 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 Richland Township’s trails?
Bloomfield Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Richland Township?
2,373 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Richland Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Richland Township have?
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #481 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 Richland 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 →