Harmony Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Eaglefield Place · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainDOutdoors
Outdoors in Van Buren Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Van Buren Township
1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Van Buren Township. 21% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 10 acres are parks and preserves, 3.1 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns · #523 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
9 acres · of 32.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
3.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
21%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Van Buren Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Van Buren Township is ahead of 8% of U.S. towns, #523 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Van Buren 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 (1 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land3.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (10 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home21% 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 8%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 12%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Van Buren Township’s under 1% is ahead of 7% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 29% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Van Buren 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 still be 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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
9 conserved acres
under 1% of Van Buren Township’s land. Who manages Van Buren Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city9 ac
Local Park · 9 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
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
2Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Eaglefield PlaceBuilding · listed 1998
About itWhen to get out
August is the best month for walking in Van Buren 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 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 41 | 52 | 64 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 66 | 52 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Van Buren Township →
Next door
Van Buren Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Washington Township9.0 miJackson Township5.0 miBrazil5.0 miDick Johnson Township1.8 miJackson Township1.4 miVan Buren Township1.3 miBrazil Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Buren Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 21% | D |
| Jackson Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Brazil Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Dick Johnson Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 61 | 2% | C− |
| Washington Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 100 | 10% | C |
| Jackson Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 21 | 19% | C |
| Brazil | 4% | 1.4 | 15 | 76% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Van Buren Township
How much of Van Buren 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 Van Buren Township’s trails?
Harmony Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Van Buren Township?
4,220 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Van Buren Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Van Buren Township have?
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #523 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 Van Buren 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 →