Lapel Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Stony Creek Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Stony Creek Township
8 acres are parks and preserves, 2.0 per 1,000 residents. 42% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 7% of U.S. towns · #539 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 28.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
2.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
42%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Stony Creek Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Stony Creek Township is ahead of 7% of U.S. towns, #539 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Stony Creek Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4DPark land2.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (8 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home42% 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 7%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 9%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Stony Creek Township’s under 1% is ahead of 7% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Stony 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 D. 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.
Things to do
2 places to go in Stony Creek Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Stony Creek Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
12Tennis
7Baseball
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 Stony Creek 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 39 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 51 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Stony Creek Township →
Next door
Stony Creek Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Anderson15 miAnderson Township15 miPendleton2.4 miFall Creek Township2.4 miWayne Township0.3 miGreen Township0.1 miStony Creek Township0.0 miLapel0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Creek Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 42% | D |
| Wayne Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 11% | D |
| Green Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 59% | D |
| Anderson | 2% | 0.4 | 10 | 61% | B− |
| Anderson Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lapel | under 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 68% | D |
| Pendleton | 2% | 0.2 | 31 | 49% | B− |
| Fall Creek Township | 1% | 0.1 | 11 | 18% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Stony Creek Township
How much of Stony Creek 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.
Are dogs allowed on Stony Creek Township’s trails?
Lapel Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Stony Creek Township?
3,452 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stony Creek Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Stony Creek Township have?
Ahead of 7% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #539 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 Stony 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 →