Hoosier National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
6,199 acres8.3 mi of trail
Lick CreekYoungs Creek
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainC−Outdoors
Outdoors in Southeast Township
19% of Southeast Township’s land is conserved: 6,377 acres
The biggest trail networks: Hoosier National Forest (8.3 mi). 8.8 miles of mapped trail cross Southeast Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
19%
6,377 acres · of 53.2 sq mi of land
Trails
8.8 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Southeast Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Southeast Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Southeast Township is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Southeast Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land19% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (9 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% 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 24%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Southeast Township’s 19% is ahead of 97% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 54% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Southeast 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 range from D 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 Hoosier National Forest, with 8.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Harrison-Crawford State Forest
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
194 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
6,377 conserved acres
19% of Southeast Township’s land. Who manages Southeast Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service6,183 ac
State natural resources194 ac
National Forest · 6,183 acState Resource Management Area · 194 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoosier National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 6,183 | Open |
| Harrison - Crawford State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 194 | Open |
Trails & water
3 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.5 mi
Lick Creek6.7 mi
Youngs Creek1.5 mi
South County Road 350 East0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Southeast 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 46 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 80 | 68 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
August 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 Southeast Township →
Next door
Southeast Township and its neighbors
Southeast Township has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Greenfield Township22 miSoutheast Township8.8 miPaoli Township5.9 miPosey Township2.1 miLiberty Township1.0 miStampers Creek Township0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Township | 19% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Liberty Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 1 | 6% | D |
| Greenfield Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Paoli Township | 7% | 0.1 | 6 | 31% | C |
| Stampers Creek Township | 9% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Posey Township | 1% | 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 Southeast Township
Where can I hike in Southeast Township?
The longest trail networks: Hoosier National Forest, 8.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Southeast Township is conserved land?
19% 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 Southeast Township’s trails?
Hoosier National Forest and Harrison-Crawford State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Southeast Township?
29,479 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Southeast Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6,406 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Southeast Township have?
Ahead of 24% 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 Southeast 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 →