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Outdoors in Dayton

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Dayton

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2% of Dayton’s land is conserved, about 10 acres. 21 acres are parks and preserves, 31 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
2%
10 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
21 ac
31 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
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.

12
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.

Lake Ole Park

Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Oak Park

Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

10 conserved acres

2% of Dayton’s land. Who manages Dayton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County10 ac
Local Park · 10 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Lake Ole Park
Local Park
County10Open
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
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Dayton

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)9.410.511.813.314.615.315.013.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)273246607181848176624633
Rain (in)0.91.11.93.85.05.34.34.33.32.61.71.3

January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Dayton →

Questions about parks and trails in Dayton

Are dogs allowed on Dayton’s trails?

Lake Ole Park and Oak Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Dayton?

8,715 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dayton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 21 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Dayton 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 →