Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Turman Township
2.8 miles of mapped trail cross Turman Township. 4% of Turman Township’s land is conserved, about 1,516 acres.
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Turman Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Turman Township is ahead of 11% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Turman Township’s 4% is ahead of 75% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 32% 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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1,516 conserved acres
4% of Turman Township’s land. Who manages Turman Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,516 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
1 places to go in Turman Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 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.
August is the best month for walking in Turman 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 43 | 53 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 68 | 54 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Turman Township →
Turman Township and its neighbors
Turman Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turman Township | 4% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Gill Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Fairbanks Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Hamilton Township | 18% | under 0.1 | 876 | 72% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Turman Township
How much of Turman Township is conserved land?
4% 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 Turman Township?
17,278 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Turman Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Turman Township have?
Ahead of 11% 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 Turman 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 →