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Outdoors in York Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in York Township

13 miles of mapped trail cross York Township, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
146 acres · of 27.5 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

123
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.

Vinegar Hill Gamebird Habitat Area

Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
101 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Jefvert Gamebird Habitat Area

Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
55 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Raub Gamebird Habitat Area

Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
38 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

146 conserved acres

1% of York Township’s land. Who manages York Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State fish & wildlife146 ac
State Conservation Area · 146 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Vinegar Hill (Codden Farm) Gamebird Habitat Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife106Restricted
Raub Gamebird Habitat Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife41Restricted
When to get out

The best walking months in York Township: August 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.89.3
High (°F)333849637382848378655038
Rain (in)2.31.92.63.74.45.14.43.53.13.22.72.2

February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in York Township →

Next door

York Township and its neighbors

York Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
York Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Richland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Parish Grove Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Jefferson Townshipunder 1%under 0.1867%C−

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in York Township

Are dogs allowed on York Township’s trails?

Vinegar Hill Gamebird Habitat Area and Jefvert Gamebird Habitat Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near York Township?

84 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.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from York Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →