Potawatomi Wildlife Park
Park
206 acres4.2 mi of trail
Pine Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Tippecanoe Twp. District No. 3 Schoolhouse and Cemetery · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainCOutdoors
Outdoors in Tippecanoe Township
Tippecanoe Township has 210 acres of parks, 117 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Potawatomi Wildlife Park (4.2 mi). 16% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4.4 miles of mapped trail cross Tippecanoe Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
166 acres · of 35.7 sq mi of land
Trails
4.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
210 ac
117 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
16%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Tippecanoe Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Tippecanoe Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tippecanoe Township is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Tippecanoe Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4CPark land117 acres of park per 1,000 residents (210 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13AParks close to home16% 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 35%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Tippecanoe Township’s 1% is ahead of 34% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 47% 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Potawatomi Wildlife Park, with 4.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
166 conserved acres
1% of Tippecanoe Township’s land. Who manages Tippecanoe Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)163 ac
State fish & wildlife3 ac
Conservation Easement · 163 acState Recreation Area · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 163 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Tip Town Public Access Site State Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 3 | Open |
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 3.7 mi
Pine Trail0.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Tippecanoe 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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Tippecanoe Township →
Next door
Tippecanoe Township and its neighbors
Tippecanoe Township has the most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tippecanoe Township | 1% | 0.1 | 117 | 16% | C |
| Bourbon Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 47% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Tippecanoe Township
Where can I hike in Tippecanoe Township?
The longest trail networks: Potawatomi Wildlife Park, 4.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Tippecanoe Township is conserved land?
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 Tippecanoe Township’s trails?
Potawatomi Wildlife Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Tippecanoe Township?
951 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tippecanoe Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 210 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Tippecanoe Township have?
Ahead of 35% 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 Tippecanoe 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 →