Saluda Township has 288 acres of parks, 233 for every 1,000 residents
6% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Saluda Township’s land is conserved, about 332 acres. 8.2 miles of mapped trail cross Saluda Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Saluda Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Saluda Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Saluda Township is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Saluda Township’s 1% is ahead of 47% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 62% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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332 conserved acres
1% of Saluda Township’s land. Who manages Saluda Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea Flatwoods Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 330 | Open |
| Chelsea Flatwoods Fee Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 31 | Closed |
1 places to go in Saluda Township
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1 named trail
August is the best month for walking in Saluda 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 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 45 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 68 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Saluda Township →
Saluda Township and its neighbors
Saluda Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saluda Township | 1% | 0.2 | 233 | 6% | C+ |
| Hanover Township | 3% | 0.2 | 26 | 53% | B− |
| Lexington Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Bethlehem Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Washington Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Saluda Township
How much of Saluda Township is conserved land?
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.
Is there public land near Saluda Township?
4,324 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Saluda Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 288 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Saluda Township have?
Ahead of 42% 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 Saluda Township neighbors.
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 →