Granville Sand Barrens
Managed by Niches Land Trust
79 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Wayne Township
Wayne Township has 89 acres of parks, 51 for every 1,000 residents
0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Wayne Township. 17% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Wayne Township’s land is conserved, about 771 acres.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
771 acres · of 34.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
89 ac
51 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
17%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wayne Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wayne Township is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wayne Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land51 acres of park per 1,000 residents (89 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home17% 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 36%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Wayne Township’s 4% is ahead of 71% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 23% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Cadet Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
771 conserved acres
4% of Wayne Township’s land. Who manages Wayne Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)684 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits75 ac
Other state land40 ac
County8 ac
Conservation Easement · 724 acState Conservation Area · 83 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 688 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Whistler Wildlife Area/Granville Sand Barrens State Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 75 | Open |
| Goose Island Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | County | 8 | Open |
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Wayne 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 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 39 | 50 | 63 | 74 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 78 | 66 | 51 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Wayne Township →
Next door
Wayne Township and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Township | 4% | under 0.1 | 51 | 17% | C+ |
| Shelby Township | 2% | 0.2 | 181 | 18% | B− |
| Shadeland | under 1% | 0.1 | 3 | under 1% | D |
| Union Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 3 | under 1% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wayne Township
How much of Wayne Township is conserved land?
4% 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 Wayne Township’s trails?
Granville Sand Barrens and Cadet Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wayne Township?
2,777 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wayne Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 89 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wayne Township have?
Ahead of 36% 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 Wayne 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 →