Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
3,634 acres11 mi of trail
West 700 North
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in Walker Township
15% of Walker Township’s land is conserved: 5,591 acres
187 acres are parks and preserves, 50 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area (11 mi). 4% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns · #117 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
15%
5,591 acres · of 58.1 sq mi of land
Trails
20 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
187 ac
50 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
4%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Walker Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Walker Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Walker Township is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns, #117 of 593 in Indiana. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Walker Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land15% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (20 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land50 acres of park per 1,000 residents (187 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home4% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 60%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 80%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Walker Township’s 15% is ahead of 96% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 71% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to A−. 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 Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area, with 11 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
5,591 conserved acres
15% of Walker Township’s land. Who manages Walker Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife4,667 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)746 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits547 ac
State Conservation Area · 4,667 acConservation Easement · 746 acPrivate Conservation · 547 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 383 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper-Pulaski Fish And Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 3,645 | Restricted |
| Coastal Plain Ponds Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 623 | Restricted |
| Tefft Savanna Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 547 | Open |
| Tefft Savanna Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 398 | Restricted |
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
West 700 North0.6 mi
When to get out
The best walking months in Walker Township: April and September
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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 37 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 64 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Walker Township →
Next door
Walker Township and its neighbors
Walker Township has the most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Walker Township20 miCass Township3.5 miBarkley Township3.4 miWheatfield Township2.9 miUnion Township1.9 miKankakee Township1.9 miKeener Township1.3 miGillam Township1.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Township | 15% | 0.3 | 50 | 4% | B |
| Gillam Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Barkley Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Union Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Cass Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Kankakee Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Keener Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 6 | 37% | C− |
| Wheatfield Township | 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 21% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Walker Township
Where can I hike in Walker Township?
The longest trail networks: Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area, 11 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Walker Township is conserved land?
15% 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 Walker Township’s trails?
Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Walker Township?
1,191 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Walker Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 187 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Walker Township have?
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #117 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 Walker 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 →