Assawoman Canal
Managed by Delaware State Parks
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Tunnell-West House · Photo: Smallbones · CC0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Ocean View
22% of Ocean View’s land is conserved: 412 acres
80% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Ocean View, 0.4 per square mile of land. 24 acres are parks and preserves, 8.4 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns · #18 of 37 in Delaware. What drives it
Conserved land
22%
412 acres · of 2.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
24 ac
8.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
80%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.9 mi
4.2 mi lanes · 1.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Ocean View?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ocean View have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ocean View is ahead of 71% of U.S. towns, #18 of 37 in Delaware. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ocean View’s overall grade.
Conserved land22% of the land · typical DE town 13% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · DE 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land8.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (24 acres) · DE 10 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home80% of residents within a half mile of a park · DE 85% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 71%
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Delaware towns of 2,500+ (37)Ahead of 53%
Delaware towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 13%; the U.S., 4%), so Ocean View’s 22% is ahead of 78% of Delaware towns, while its trails per square mile lead 53% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
412 conserved acres
22% of Ocean View’s land. Who manages Ocean View’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city84 ac
County52 ac
Not recorded306 ac
Private Other or Unknown · 280 acPrivate Conservation · 127 acLocal Park · 20 acState Conservation Area · 13 acState Park · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 11 of 14 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Trap Dunes Golf Club Private Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 280 | Unknown |
| Bear Trap Dunes Private Conservation | Town or city | 63 | Unknown |
| Fairway Village Private Conservation | County | 29 | Closed |
| Hunters Run Private Conservation | Town or city | 16 | Unknown |
| Assawoman Canal State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 14 | Unknown |
| Avon Park Local Park | County | 14 | Open |
| Savannahs Landing Private Conservation | Not recorded | 9 | Unknown |
| Reserves Private Conservation | County | 9 | Unknown |
| Millville Community Playground Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Country Estates Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
6 places to go in Ocean View
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Ocean View
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Ocean View
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Picnic areas in Ocean View
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
5.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
13Tennis
7Pickleball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Ocean View: April to June
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 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 47 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 81 | 86 | 85 | 78 | 69 | 58 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.7 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ocean View →
Next door
Ocean View and its neighbors
Ocean View has the most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean View | 22% | 0.4 | 8 | 80% | B+ |
| Millville | 2% | under 0.1 | 6 | 98% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ocean View
How much of Ocean View is conserved land?
22% of its land, against a typical 13% for a Delaware town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Ocean View’s trails?
Assawoman Canal and John West Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Ocean View?
5.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.2 of painted or protected lanes and 1.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Ocean View?
3,990 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ocean View or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 24 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ocean View have?
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #18 of 37 in Delaware. 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 Ocean View 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 →