Sunset Park
Managed by City of Linton
130 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Stockton Township
16% of Stockton Township’s land is conserved: 3,593 acres
236 acres are parks and preserves, 29 per 1,000 residents. 3.0 miles of mapped trail cross Stockton Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 30% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns · #174 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
16%
3,593 acres · of 36.1 sq mi of land
Trails
3.0 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
236 ac
29 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
30%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
8
What kind of outdoors town is Stockton Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Stockton Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Stockton Township is ahead of 53% of U.S. towns, #174 of 593 in Indiana. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Stockton Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land16% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4CPark land29 acres of park per 1,000 residents (236 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home30% 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 53%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 71%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Stockton Township’s 16% is ahead of 96% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 40% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
3,593 conserved acres
16% of Stockton Township’s land. Who manages Stockton Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife1,801 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)1,789 ac
State natural resources1,690 ac
Private owners24 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits19 ac
Town or city17 ac
State Conservation Area · 1,801 acConservation Easement · 1,789 acState Resource Management Area · 1,690 acPrivate Park · 24 acLocal Recreation Area · 19 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Pond Fish And Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,801 | Open |
| Greene-Sullivan State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 1,690 | Open |
| Boltenwoods Golf Course, Range, and Academy Private Park | Private owners | 24 | Open |
| Linton Girls & Boys Ball Fields Local Recreation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 19 | Open |
| Linton City Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Stockton Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Stockton Township
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Stockton Township
Sunset Park CampgroundIn Sunset Park · City of Linton
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 8 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Red Loop Trail0.8 mi
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
9Baseball
9Tennis
3Basketball
3Soccer
2Pickleball
2Volleyball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Stockton 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 43 | 54 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 87 | 85 | 80 | 68 | 54 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Stockton Township →
Next door
Stockton Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Jefferson Township5.8 miWright Township4.5 miStockton Township3.0 miStafford Township2.9 miGrant Township2.7 miCass Township0.6 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockton Township | 16% | 0.1 | 29 | 30% | B− |
| Stafford Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Cass Township | 43% | under 0.1 | 4,238 | 44% | B+ |
| Jefferson Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Wright Township | 2% | 0.1 | 158 | 37% | B− |
| Grant Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Stockton Township
How much of Stockton Township is conserved land?
16% 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 Stockton Township’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Humphrey Park. For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Stockton Township?
26,217 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stockton Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,926 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Stockton Township have?
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #174 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 Stockton 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 →