Few parks or trails are on the map in Van Buren Township
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Van Buren Township.
Ahead of 4% of U.S. towns. What drives it
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 4% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Van Buren Township’s under 1% is ahead of 23% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 14% 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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58 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.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Efroymson Woods Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 58 | Restricted |
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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 41 | 51 | 64 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 66 | 52 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Van Buren Township →
Van Buren Township and its neighbors
Van Buren Township has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Buren Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Hanover Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 7 | 34% | D |
| Brandywine Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 2% | D− |
| Brandywine Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 27% | D |
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.
Is there public land near Van Buren Township?
1,597 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Van Buren Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Van Buren Township have?
Ahead of 4% 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 Van Buren 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 →