Wilmington Township has 73 acres of parks, 18 for every 1,000 residents
0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Wilmington Township. 2% of Wilmington Township’s land is conserved, about 385 acres. 67% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns · #289 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
How much outdoors does Wilmington Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wilmington Township is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns, #289 of 593 in Indiana. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Wilmington Township’s 2% is ahead of 50% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 21% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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385 conserved acres
2% of Wilmington Township’s land. Who manages Wilmington Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 326 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxton Park Local Park | Town or city | 31 | Open |
| Hendrickson Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| South Side Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Hathaway Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Susie Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
2 places to go in Wilmington Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Wilmington Township: July 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 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Wilmington Township →
Wilmington Township and its neighbors
Wilmington 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 18 | 67% | C+ |
| Union Township | 4% | 0.4 | 26 | 87% | B+ |
| Concord Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 11 | 33% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wilmington Township
How much of Wilmington Township is conserved land?
2% 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 Wilmington Township’s trails?
Southside Park and Maxton Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wilmington Township?
2,271 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wilmington Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 73 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wilmington Township have?
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #289 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 Wilmington Township neighbors.
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 →