Walter H. and E. Marie Myers Nature Preserve on Flowers Creek
Managed by ACRES Land Trust
152 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Eikenberry Bridge · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainCOutdoors
Outdoors in Richland Township
Richland Township has 167 acres of parks, 203 for every 1,000 residents
0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Richland Township. 19% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
71 acres · of 39.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
167 ac
203 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
19%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Richland Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
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 28% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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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−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land203 acres of park per 1,000 residents (167 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13AParks close to home19% 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 28%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Richland Township’s under 1% is ahead of 25% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 18% of 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.
Eel River Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
71 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.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service58 ac
State fish & wildlife13 ac
Conservation Easement · 58 acState Conservation Area · 13 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eel River Game Management Area (Wildlife Habitat) State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 13 | Restricted |
Things to do
2 places to go in Richland Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Richland Township
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 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
3Baseball
2Soccer
1Football
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).
Eikenberry BridgeStructure · listed 2006
About itWhen to get out
September 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 37 | 49 | 62 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 64 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
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 Richland Township →
Next door
Richland Township and its neighbors
Richland Township has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richland Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 203 | 19% | C |
| Peru Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
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?
Walter H. and E. Marie Myers Nature Preserve on Flowers Creek and Eel River Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Richland Township?
4,904 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Richland Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 167 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Richland Township have?
Ahead of 28% 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 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 →