Brammall and Richard Bruner Nature Preserves
Managed by ACRES Land Trust
122 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Scott Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Scott Township
6% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Scott Township. 4 acres are parks and preserves, 3.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
74 acres · of 28.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
3.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
6%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Scott Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Scott Township is ahead of 8% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Scott 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 (0 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4DPark land3.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (4 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 8%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Scott Township’s under 1% is ahead of 28% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 16% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Scott 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.
Who protects it
74 conserved acres
under 1% of Scott Township’s land. Who manages Scott Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land44 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits25 ac
State fish & wildlife4 ac
Conservation Easement · 44 acState Conservation Area · 25 acState Recreation Area · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Bog Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 25 | Closed |
| Pigeon Lake Public Access Site State Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 4 | Open |
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Scott Township: April, August and September
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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 35 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 75 | 62 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Scott Township →
Next door
Scott Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Fremont Township6.3 miPleasant Township2.2 miScott Township0.3 miYork Township0.0 miOtsego Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 6% | D |
| Pleasant Township | 2% | 0.1 | 19 | 51% | C+ |
| York Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Otsego Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 162 | 26% | C+ |
| Fremont Township | 10% | 0.3 | 479 | 66% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Scott Township
How much of Scott 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 Scott Township’s trails?
Brammall and Richard Bruner Nature Preserves doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Scott Township?
5,852 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Scott Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Scott Township have?
Ahead of 8% 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 Scott 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 →