Fortville Memorial Park
Park
36 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Vernon Township
Vernon Township has 69 acres of parks, 4.0 for every 1,000 residents
0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Vernon Township. 31% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns · #499 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
14 acres · of 31.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
69 ac
4.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
31%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
12 mi
12 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
2 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Vernon Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Vernon Township is ahead of 11% of U.S. towns, #499 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Vernon 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 land4.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (69 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13CParks close to home31% 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 11%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 16%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Vernon Township’s under 1% is ahead of 15% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 20% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Vernon 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
The longest trail network is Fortville Memorial Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
McCordsville Sports Park
Park
24 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
McCordsville Play Park
Managed by Town of McCordsville
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
14 conserved acres
under 1% of Vernon Township’s land. Who manages Vernon Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city14 ac
Local Park · 14 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Baseball Fields Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Things to do
19 places to go in Vernon Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Vernon Township
17 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Vernon Township
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
12 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
12 mi
off-road bike paths
0.1 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
16Tennis
8Soccer
7Baseball
6Pickleball
4Football
3Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Vernon 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 40 | 51 | 63 | 73 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 78 | 65 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Vernon Township →
Next door
Vernon Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Indianapolis167 miLawrence Township30 miFishers25 miFall Creek Township16 miVernon Township0.6 miBuck Creek Township0.5 miFortville0.5 miMcCordsville0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 31% | D |
| McCordsville | under 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 14% | D |
| Lawrence Township | 10% | 0.6 | 23 | 56% | B+ |
| Indianapolis | 6% | 0.5 | 15 | 61% | B |
| Fall Creek Township | 4% | 0.5 | 6 | 53% | B− |
| Fishers | 6% | 0.7 | 8 | 61% | B |
| Buck Creek Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 10% | D |
| Fortville | 1% | 0.1 | 8 | 72% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Vernon Township
Where can I hike in Vernon Township?
The longest trail networks: Fortville Memorial Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Vernon 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 Vernon Township’s trails?
Fortville Memorial Park and McCordsville Sports Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Vernon Township?
12 miles of bike routes are on the map: 12 of off-road paths and 0.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Vernon Township?
6,262 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Vernon Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 69 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Vernon Township have?
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #499 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 Vernon 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 →