Hoosier National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
1,557 acres
Dog rules not recorded
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Outdoors in Stampers Creek Township
9% of Stampers Creek Township’s land is conserved: 1,556 acres
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Stampers Creek Township.
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
1,556 acres · of 28.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
843 ft
Mahan Hill
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Stampers Creek Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Stampers Creek Township is ahead of 13% 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 Stampers Creek Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4DPark 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 13%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Stampers Creek Township’s 9% is ahead of 90% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 16% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Stampers Creek 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,556 conserved acres
9% of Stampers Creek Township’s land. Who manages Stampers Creek Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service1,556 ac
National Forest · 1,556 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoosier National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 1,556 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Stampers Creek Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Stampers Creek Township
Mahan Hill843 ft elevation
DirectionsHistory along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Lynd SchoolBuilding · listed 2002
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Stampers Creek Township: July and August
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 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 45 | 55 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 68 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
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. The climate in Stampers Creek Township →
Next door
Stampers Creek Township and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stampers Creek Township | 9% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Madison Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Southeast Township | 19% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Paoli Township | 7% | 0.1 | 6 | 31% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Stampers Creek Township
How much of Stampers Creek Township is conserved land?
9% 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 Stampers Creek Township’s trails?
Hoosier National Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Stampers Creek Township?
21,173 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stampers Creek Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,564 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Stampers Creek Township have?
Ahead of 13% 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 Stampers Creek 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 →