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Outdoors in Bowlesville Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Bowlesville Township

14% of Bowlesville Township’s land is conserved, about 3,523 acres. 23 miles of mapped trail cross Bowlesville Township, 0.6 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
14%
3,523 acres · of 38.5 sq mi of land
Trails
23 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
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
Who protects it

3,523 conserved acres

14% of Bowlesville Township’s land. Who manages Bowlesville Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service3,465 ac
Other state land57 ac
National Forest · 3,465 acState Other or Unknown · 57 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Shawnee National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service3,465Open
Ohio River (RM 859 to 861) Outstanding Resource Water
State Other or Unknown
Other state land55Open
Ohio River (RM 865 to 867) Outstanding Resource Water
State Other or Unknown
Other state land2Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Bowlesville Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Waterfalls in Bowlesville Township
Blue Blaze Cascade
Directions
Trails & water

1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Horses · 5.8 miUnpaved · 5.8 mi
Beaver Trail #0065.8 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

June is the best month for walking in Bowlesville 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.810.711.813.114.214.714.513.612.411.110.19.6
High (°F)424757697785898882705646
Rain (in)3.53.34.64.94.94.34.13.23.33.54.03.9

August is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 4.9 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bowlesville Township →

Next door

Bowlesville Township and its neighbors

Bowlesville Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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
Bowlesville Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Eagle Creek Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Gold Hill Township1%0.4under 1under 1%D
Shawnee Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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

Questions about parks and trails in Bowlesville Township

Is there public land near Bowlesville Township?

53,316 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bowlesville Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,544 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bowlesville 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 →