Clark State Forest
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry
2,720 acres9.5 mi of trail
Clark State Forest Horse Trails
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Wood Township
Wood Township has 249 acres of parks, 88 for every 1,000 residents
12% of Wood Township’s land is conserved, about 2,967 acres. The biggest trail networks: Clark State Forest (9.5 mi). 1% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns · #133 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
12%
2,967 acres · of 38.9 sq mi of land
Trails
12 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
249 ac
88 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.5 mi
6.5 mi paths
Highest peak
925 ft
Daisy Hill
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Wood Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wood Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wood Township is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns, #133 of 593 in Indiana. 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 Wood Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land12% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (12 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land88 acres of park per 1,000 residents (249 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13AParks close to home1% 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 59%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 78%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Wood Township’s 12% is ahead of 94% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 69% 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 Clark State Forest, with 9.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Alum Cave Hollow Nature Preserve
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry
152 acres0.4 mi of trail
Clark State Forest Horse Trails
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
2,967 conserved acres
12% of Wood Township’s land. Who manages Wood Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources2,872 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits95 ac
State Resource Management Area · 2,719 acState Conservation Area · 248 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 2,719 | Open |
| Alum Cave Hollow Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 152 | Open |
| Red Oak Ranch State Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 95 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Wood Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Wood Township
Daisy Hill925 ft elevation
DirectionsCubby House Hill896 ft elevation · In Alum Cave Hollow Nature Preserve
DirectionsHounds Leap866 ft elevation · In Clark State Forest
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Horses · 9.8 miUnpaved · 9.4 mi
Clark State Forest Horse Trails8.9 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
6.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
6.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
6Tennis
5Baseball
2Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Wood 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 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 45 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 80 | 68 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Wood Township →
Next door
Wood Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Monroe Township37 miCarr Township20 miLafayette Township14 miWood Township12 miPolk Township8.0 miGreenville Township1.7 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Township | 12% | 0.3 | 88 | 1% | B |
| Polk Township | 9% | 0.2 | under 1 | 3% | C− |
| Carr Township | 20% | 0.8 | under 1 | under 1% | C+ |
| Greenville Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 11 | 19% | D |
| Monroe Township | 24% | 0.7 | 23 | 1% | B |
| Lafayette Township | under 1% | 0.5 | 47 | 12% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wood Township
Where can I hike in Wood Township?
The longest trail networks: Clark State Forest, 9.5 miles; Alum Cave Hollow Nature Preserve, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Wood Township is conserved land?
12% 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 Wood Township’s trails?
Clark State Forest and Alum Cave Hollow Nature Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Wood Township?
6.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Wood Township?
26,686 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wood Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,971 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wood Township have?
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #133 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 Wood 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 →