Wildlife Mitigation & Nature Trail
Managed by Indiana Department of Transportation
13 acres
Dogs on leash
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Riley Township
Riley Township has 5.8 miles of mapped trails, 0.2 for every square mile of land
6% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 13 acres are parks and preserves, 4.2 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns · #480 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
46 acres · of 35.2 sq mi of land
Trails
5.8 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
13 ac
4.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
6%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.7 mi
1.7 mi paths
Highest peak
623 ft
Trimmer Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Riley Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Riley Township is ahead of 13% of U.S. towns, #480 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Riley Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land4.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (13 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13CParks close to home6% 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 13%
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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 Riley Township’s under 1% is ahead of 21% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 54% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Riley 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
46 conserved acres
under 1% of Riley Township’s land. Who manages Riley Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners46 ac
Private Park · 46 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idle Creek Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 46 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Riley Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Riley Township
Trimmer Hill623 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Riley Township
Terre Haute CampgroundFee · Kiefer Campgrounds
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
6Baseball
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 Riley 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 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 42 | 53 | 65 | 75 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 67 | 53 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Riley Township →
Next door
Riley Township and its neighbors
Riley Township has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 4 | 6% | D |
| Honey Creek Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 7 | 11% | C− |
| Lost Creek Township | 3% | 0.3 | 60 | 59% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Riley Township
How much of Riley 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 Riley Township’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Wildlife Mitigation & Nature Trail (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Riley Township?
1.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Riley Township?
3,003 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Riley Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Riley Township have?
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #480 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 Riley 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 →