Harrison-Crawford State Forest
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
898 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Whiskey Run Township
Whiskey Run Township has 285 acres of parks, 175 for every 1,000 residents
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Whiskey Run Township. 22% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5% of Whiskey Run Township’s land is conserved, about 1,197 acres.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
1,197 acres · of 38.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
285 ac
175 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
22%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
942 ft
Pilot Knob
What kind of outdoors town is Whiskey Run Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Whiskey Run Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Whiskey Run Township is ahead of 43% 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 Whiskey Run Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4DPark land175 acres of park per 1,000 residents (285 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13AParks close to home22% 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 43%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Whiskey Run Township’s 5% is ahead of 79% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 12% 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.
Blue River Gravel Wash Barrens Nature Preserve
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
69 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Baylor Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,197 conserved acres
5% of Whiskey Run Township’s land. Who manages Whiskey Run Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources1,180 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits33 ac
State Resource Management Area · 898 acState Conservation Area · 282 acConservation Easement · 33 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison - Crawford State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 898 | Open |
| Blue River Gravel Wash Barrens State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 212 | Open |
| Blue River Gravel Wash Barrens Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 69 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Whiskey Run Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Whiskey Run Township
Pilot Knob942 ft elevation
DirectionsBenz Hill860 ft elevation
DirectionsBiking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
6Tennis
2Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
June is the best month for walking in Whiskey Run 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 46 | 56 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 69 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
August is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Whiskey Run Township →
Next door
Whiskey Run Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Jennings Township15 miSterling Township9.3 miSpencer Township3.5 miPosey Township2.1 miLiberty Township1.0 miBlue River Township0.4 miWhiskey Run Township0.1 miMilltown0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whiskey Run Township | 5% | under 0.1 | 175 | 22% | C+ |
| Blue River Township | 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Spencer Township | 9% | 0.1 | 42 | 3% | C+ |
| Liberty Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 1 | 6% | D |
| Jennings Township | 25% | 0.3 | 616 | 22% | A− |
| Milltown | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Sterling Township | 4% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Posey Township | 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 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 Whiskey Run Township
How much of Whiskey Run Township is conserved land?
5% 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 Whiskey Run Township’s trails?
Harrison-Crawford State Forest and Blue River Gravel Wash Barrens Nature Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Whiskey Run Township?
54,624 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Whiskey Run Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,190 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Whiskey Run Township have?
Ahead of 43% 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 Whiskey Run 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 →