Jet Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainDOutdoors
Outdoors in Ripley Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Ripley Township
2 acres are parks and preserves, 1.2 per 1,000 residents. 41% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Ripley Township.
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 35.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
1.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
41%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Ripley Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ripley Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ripley Township is ahead of 9% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ripley 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 land1.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home41% 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 9%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Ripley Township’s under 1% is ahead of 7% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 27% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Ripley 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 still be D. 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.
Things to do
3 places to go in Ripley Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Ripley Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Ripley Township
Wood's Campground
DirectionsTrails & water
2 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
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Ripley 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 40 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 78 | 66 | 52 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Ripley Township →
Next door
Ripley Township and its neighbors
Ripley 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripley Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 41% | D |
| Wayne Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 8 | 51% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ripley Township
How much of Ripley 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 Ripley Township’s trails?
Jet Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ripley Township?
1,141 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ripley Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ripley Township have?
Ahead of 9% 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 Ripley 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 →