Mongo Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Olde Store (John O'Ferrell Store) · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainCOutdoors
Outdoors in Springfield Township
24% of Springfield Township’s land is conserved: 5,580 acres
14% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3 acres are parks and preserves, 3.2 per 1,000 residents. 2.4 miles of mapped trail cross Springfield Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
24%
5,580 acres · of 35.6 sq mi of land
Trails
2.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
3.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
14%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
5
What kind of outdoors town is Springfield Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Springfield Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Springfield Township is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Springfield Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land24% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4CPark land3.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (3 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home14% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 32%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Springfield Township’s 24% is ahead of 99% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 36% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to B−. 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
5,580 conserved acres
24% of Springfield Township’s land. Who manages Springfield Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife5,079 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits501 ac
State Conservation Area · 5,078 acAgricultural Easement · 452 acPrivate Conservation · 49 acState Recreation Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 452 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pigeon River Fish And Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 4,837 | Restricted |
| Tamarack Bog Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 167 | Restricted |
| Pigeon River - Cline Lake Fen Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 49 | Restricted |
| Mongoquinong Nature Preserve Sawmill Fen State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 38 | Restricted |
| Mongoquinong Nature Preserve Buckbean Fen State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 36 | Restricted |
| Appleman Lake Public Access Site State Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Springfield Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Springfield Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Springfield Township
Trading Post OutfittersFee
DirectionsTrails & water
5 lakes & rivers
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
6Tennis
2Baseball
1Football
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Olde Store (John O'Ferrell Store)Building · listed 1975
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Springfield Township: April 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 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 48 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Springfield Township →
Next door
Springfield Township and its neighbors
Springfield Township has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Township | 24% | 0.1 | 3 | 14% | C |
| Bloomfield Township | 12% | 0.1 | 27 | 51% | B |
| Greenfield Township | 6% | under 0.1 | 149 | 30% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Springfield Township
How much of Springfield Township is conserved land?
24% 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 Springfield Township’s trails?
Mongo Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Springfield Township?
2,896 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Springfield Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Springfield Township have?
Ahead of 32% 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 Springfield 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 →