Laudeman Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Turkey Creek Township
10% of Turkey Creek Township’s land is conserved: 1,923 acres
232 acres are parks and preserves, 27 per 1,000 residents. 3.5 miles of mapped trail cross Turkey Creek Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 67% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns · #107 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
10%
1,923 acres · of 28.7 sq mi of land
Trails
3.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
232 ac
27 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
67%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
18 mi
Lakes & rivers
10
9 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Turkey Creek Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Turkey Creek Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Turkey Creek Township is ahead of 63% of U.S. towns, #107 of 593 in Indiana. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Turkey Creek Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land10% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4CPark land27 acres of park per 1,000 residents (232 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home67% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 63%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 82%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Turkey Creek Township’s 10% is ahead of 93% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 47% of them.
Water is 19% of Turkey Creek Township’s area (7 of 35 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 8%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. 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.
Henry Ward Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Veteran's Memorial Crosson Mill Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,923 conserved acres
10% of Turkey Creek Township’s land. Water is left out: Turkey Creek Township has 28.7 square miles of land and 6.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Turkey Creek Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife1,691 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits193 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)26 ac
Town or city12 ac
State Conservation Area · 1,872 acConservation Easement · 26 acState Recreation Area · 12 acLocal Park · 12 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-County Fish And Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,563 | Restricted |
| Wawasee Wetlands Conservation Area - Conklin Bay State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 69 | Restricted |
| Williams State Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 46 | Open |
| Audubon State Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 26 | Open |
| Fick State Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 24 | Open |
| Slabach State Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 24 | Open |
| Wawasee Wetlands Conservation Area - Johnson Bay State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 24 | Restricted |
| Hare State Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 17 | Open |
| Wawasee Wetlands Conservation Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 13 | Restricted |
| Wawasee Public Fishing Area State Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 12 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
15 places to go in Turkey Creek Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Turkey Creek Township
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Turkey Creek Township
Lake Wawasee Public Launch
DirectionsPlus 8 boat launches without a name on the map.
Fishing spots in Turkey Creek Township
Wawasee Public Fishing Area
DirectionsPlus 2 fishing spots without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 10 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.1 mi
Buck Island Loop Trail0.9 mi
Biking & sports
18 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
18 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
23Tennis
7Baseball
3Football
1Soccer
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Turkey 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) | 9.5 | 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 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Turkey Creek Township →
Next door
Turkey Creek Township and its neighbors
Turkey Creek Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Creek Township | 10% | 0.1 | 27 | 67% | B |
| Tippecanoe Township | 12% | 0.1 | 13 | 36% | B− |
| Benton Township | 1% | 0.1 | 15 | 10% | C− |
| Sparta Township | 3% | under 0.1 | 16 | 31% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Turkey Creek Township
How much of Turkey Creek Township is conserved land?
10% 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 Turkey Creek Township’s trails?
Laudeman Park and Lakeside Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Turkey Creek Township?
18 miles of bike routes are on the map: 18 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Turkey Creek Township?
1,121 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Turkey Creek Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 232 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Turkey Creek Township have?
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #107 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 Turkey 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 →