York Township has 5.8 miles of mapped trails, 0.3 for every square mile of land
4% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does York Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, York Township is ahead of 8% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so York Township’s under 1% is ahead of 7% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 70% 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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August is the best month for walking in York 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 | 43 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in York Township →
York Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York Township | under 1% | 0.3 | under 1 | 4% | D |
| Manchester Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Kelso Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 3% | D |
| Miller Township | under 1% | 0.4 | 1 | 5% | D |
| Jackson Township | under 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 York Township
How much of York 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.
Is there public land near York Township?
5,676 acres of parks and open public land lie inside York Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does York Township have?
Ahead of 8% 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 York 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 →