Riverside Park
Park
30 acres0.4 mi of trail
Rushville Levy TrailRushville U Bend Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainCOutdoors
Outdoors in Rushville Township
Rushville Township has 116 acres of parks, 15 for every 1,000 residents
2.4 miles of mapped trail cross Rushville Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 79% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns · #303 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
88 acres · of 43.9 sq mi of land
Trails
2.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
116 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
79%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Rushville Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Rushville Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rushville Township is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns, #303 of 593 in Indiana. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Rushville 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 (2 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land15 acres of park per 1,000 residents (116 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13BParks close to home79% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 34%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 49%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Rushville Township’s under 1% is ahead of 22% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 33% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C 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 Riverside Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 5 parks & preserves
Riverside Park30 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Rush County Fair Grounds21 acres
DirectionsSouth Veterans Memorial Park9 acres
DirectionsVeterans Memorial Park North6 acres
DirectionsWebb Chicken Park2 acres
Who protects it
88 conserved acres
under 1% of Rushville Township’s land. Who manages Rushville Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city88 ac
Local Park · 88 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Park Local Park | Town or city | 53 | Open |
| North Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Laughlin Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Veterans Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Carol Jenkins-Davis Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Rushville Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Rushville Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
4 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.7 mi
Rushville U Bend Trail0.5 mi
Rushville Levy Trail0.4 mi
Fork Trail0.4 mi
Connector 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
8Baseball
8Tennis
1Basketball
1Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →11 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Rushville 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 | 10.6 | 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 | 74 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 78 | 66 | 52 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Rushville Township →
Next door
Rushville Township and its neighbors
Rushville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushville Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 15 | 79% | C |
| Walker Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Noble 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 Rushville Township
Where can I hike in Rushville Township?
The longest trail networks: Riverside Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Rushville 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 Rushville Township’s trails?
Riverside Park and Rush County Fair Grounds don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Rushville Township?
131 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rushville Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 116 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Rushville Township have?
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #303 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 Rushville 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 →