Pleasant Lake Depot · Photo: MrHarman · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Steuben Township
4 acres are parks and preserves, 1.3 per 1,000 residents. 18% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4.6 miles of mapped trail cross Steuben Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns · #482 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
How much outdoors does Steuben Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Steuben Township is ahead of 12% of U.S. towns, #482 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Steuben Township’s under 1% is ahead of 29% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 49% 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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84 conserved acres
under 1% of Steuben Township’s land. Who manages Steuben Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 80 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Baseball Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Golden Lake Public Access Site State Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1 | Open |
32 places to go in Steuben Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
3 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 fishing spot without a name on the map.
3 picnic areas without a name on the map.
15 more campgrounds
14 lakes & rivers
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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
September is the best month for walking in Steuben 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) | 9.5 | 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 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 48 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Steuben Township →
Steuben Township and its neighbors
Steuben 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steuben Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 18% | D |
| Pleasant Township | 2% | 0.1 | 19 | 51% | C+ |
| Otsego Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 162 | 26% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Steuben Township
How much of Steuben 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 Steuben Township?
5,036 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Steuben Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Steuben Township have?
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #482 of 593 in Indiana. 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 Steuben 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 →