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Outdoors in Shawnee Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Shawnee Township

3% of Shawnee Township’s land is conserved, about 396 acres. 2.1 miles of mapped trail cross Shawnee Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
3%
396 acres · of 23.5 sq mi of land
Trails
2.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
4
1 boat launch
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

396 conserved acres

3% of Shawnee Township’s land. Who manages Shawnee Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

USDA easements (NRCS)380 ac
Other state land16 ac
Conservation Easement · 380 acState Other or Unknown · 16 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 380 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Ohio River (RM 848 to 850) Outstanding Resource Water
State Other or Unknown
Other state land16Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Shawnee Township

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

Boat launches in Shawnee Township

1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

4 lakes & rivers

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
1Basketball

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

When to get out

June is the best month for walking in Shawnee 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)9.810.711.813.114.214.814.513.612.411.110.19.6
High (°F)424757697786888882705646
Rain (in)3.43.24.64.94.84.34.13.23.33.43.93.9

August is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.9 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Shawnee Township →

Next door

Shawnee Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Shawnee Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Gold Hill Township1%0.4under 1under 1%D
New Haven Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bowlesville 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 Shawnee Township

Is there public land near Shawnee Township?

17,197 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Shawnee Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 15 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Shawnee 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 →