Limberlost Swamp Wetlands Preserve
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
816 acres2.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Ceylon Covered Bridge · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainBOutdoors
Outdoors in Wabash Township
7% of Wabash Township’s land is conserved: 1,594 acres
The biggest trail networks: Limberlost Swamp Wetlands Preserve (2.7 mi). 143 acres are parks and preserves, 22 per 1,000 residents. 6.8 miles of mapped trail cross Wabash Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns · #143 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
1,594 acres · of 36.0 sq mi of land
Trails
6.8 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
143 ac
22 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
57%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.2 mi
3.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wabash Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wabash Township is ahead of 57% of U.S. towns, #143 of 593 in Indiana. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wabash Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land22 acres of park per 1,000 residents (143 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home57% 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 57%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 76%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Wabash Township’s 7% is ahead of 87% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 57% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to B. 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 Limberlost Swamp Wetlands Preserve, with 2.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Limberlost Park
Managed by Adams County
88 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Fields Memorial Park
Managed by Town of Geneva
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 5 parks & preserves
Limberlost Swamp Wetlands Preserve816 acres · 2.7 mi of trail · Indiana Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsLimberlost Park88 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Adams County
DirectionsLehman Park12 acres
DirectionsFields Memorial Park7 acres · Town of Geneva
DirectionsLimberlost State Historic Site2 acres
Who protects it
1,594 conserved acres
7% of Wabash Township’s land. Who manages Wabash Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)1,486 ac
County65 ac
Town or city24 ac
Other state land18 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,501 acLocal Park · 90 acState Historic or Cultural Area · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,502 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 31 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limberlost County Park Local Park | County | 53 | Open |
| Limberlost Memorial Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Fields Memorial Park Local Park | County | 12 | Open |
| Lehman Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Limberlost State Historic Site State Historic or Cultural Area | Other state land | 2 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Wabash Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Wabash Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Wabash Township
Affolder Park
DirectionsTrails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
9Baseball
6Tennis
1Basketball
1Football
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Ceylon Covered BridgeStructure · listed 2007
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Wabash 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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 37 | 48 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 64 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Wabash Township →
Next door
Wabash Township and its neighbors
Wabash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wabash Township | 7% | 0.2 | 22 | 57% | B |
| Hartford Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 10 | 25% | D |
| Bearcreek Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 17% | D |
| Monroe Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 38% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wabash Township
Where can I hike in Wabash Township?
The longest trail networks: Limberlost Swamp Wetlands Preserve, 2.7 miles; Limberlost Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Wabash Township is conserved land?
7% 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 Wabash Township’s trails?
Limberlost Swamp Wetlands Preserve and Limberlost Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Wabash Township?
3.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Wabash Township?
1,577 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wabash Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 143 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wabash Township have?
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #143 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 Wabash 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 →