Myrna J. Newgent Preserve
Managed by Shirley Heinze Land Trust
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Wills Township
Wills Township has 74 acres of parks, 37 for every 1,000 residents
2% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.2 miles of mapped trail cross Wills Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
74 acres · of 29.3 sq mi of land
Trails
3.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
74 ac
37 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
2%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
4
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wills Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wills Township is ahead of 25% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wills Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4CPark land37 acres of park per 1,000 residents (74 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home2% 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 25%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Wills Township’s under 1% is ahead of 29% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 45% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Wills 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 range from D to C+. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
74 conserved acres
under 1% of Wills Township’s land. Who manages Wills Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits74 ac
State Conservation Area · 74 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Creek Fen Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 74 | Open |
Trails & water
4 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & 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
10Tennis
2Softball
2Soccer
2Football
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Wills 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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 47 | 59 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Wills Township →
Next door
Wills Township and its neighbors
Wills Township has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wills Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 37 | 2% | C− |
| Olive Township | 1% | 0.4 | 119 | 35% | B− |
| Lincoln Township | 8% | under 0.1 | 3 | 1% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wills Township
How much of Wills 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 Wills Township’s trails?
Myrna J. Newgent Preserve doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wills Township?
6,424 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wills Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 74 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wills Township have?
Ahead of 25% 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 Wills 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 →