Few parks or trails are on the map in Sims Township
13 acres are parks and preserves, 8.6 per 1,000 residents. 51% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Sims Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sims Township is ahead of 15% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Sims Township’s under 1% is ahead of 13% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% 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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13 conserved acres
under 1% of Sims Township’s land. Who manages Sims Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swayzee Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The walking year in Sims 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 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 38 | 49 | 62 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 64 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Sims Township →
Sims Township and its neighbors
Sims Township has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sims Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 9 | 51% | D |
| Franklin Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 6 | 73% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sims Township
How much of Sims 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.
Is there public land near Sims Township?
9,615 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sims Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sims Township have?
Ahead of 15% 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 Sims 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 →