Shakamak State Park
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
562 acres3.2 mi of trail
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Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Wright Township
Wright Township has 570 acres of parks, 158 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Shakamak State Park (3.2 mi). 37% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4.5 miles of mapped trail cross Wright Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns · #203 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
562 acres · of 35.7 sq mi of land
Trails
4.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
570 ac
158 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
37%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
4
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Wright Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wright Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wright Township is ahead of 49% of U.S. towns, #203 of 593 in Indiana. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wright Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4CPark land158 acres of park per 1,000 residents (570 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13AParks close to home37% 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 49%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 66%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Wright Township’s 2% is ahead of 60% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 48% 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Shakamak State Park, with 3.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
562 conserved acres
2% of Wright Township’s land. Who manages Wright Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks562 ac
State Park · 562 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shakamak Prairie Nature Preserve State Park | State parks | 562 | Open |
Things to do
9 places to go in Wright Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Wright Township
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Wright Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Wright Township
CampgroundIn Shakamak State Park
DirectionsShakamak State Park CampgroundIn Shakamak State Park
DirectionsTrails & water
4 named trails and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 2.9 mi
Trail 41.5 mi
Trail 50.6 mi
Trail 30.5 mi
Trail 60.3 mi
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
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 Wright 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 42 | 53 | 65 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Wright Township →
Next door
Wright Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Jackson Township5.9 miLewis Township5.7 miWright Township4.5 miStockton Township3.0 miCass Township0.6 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright Township | 2% | 0.1 | 158 | 37% | B− |
| Stockton Township | 16% | 0.1 | 29 | 30% | B− |
| Cass Township | 43% | under 0.1 | 4,238 | 44% | B+ |
| Jackson Township | 3% | 0.1 | 486 | 3% | C+ |
| Lewis Township | 1% | 0.1 | 366 | 17% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wright Township
Where can I hike in Wright Township?
The longest trail networks: Shakamak State Park, 3.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Wright 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 Wright Township’s trails?
Shakamak State Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wright Township?
26,181 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wright Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 570 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wright Township have?
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #203 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 Wright 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 →