Photo: Bwsmith84 · CC BY 3.0Adams Township has 9.2 miles of mapped trails, 0.3 for every square mile of land
6 acres are parks and preserves, 4.5 per 1,000 residents. 46% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5% of Adams Township’s land is conserved, about 913 acres.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Adams Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Adams Township is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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913 conserved acres
5% of Adams Township’s land. Who manages Adams Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Electric Power - Muskingum Mine Private Other or Unknown | Private owners | 907 | Open |
| Muskingum Lock & Dam 3 State Park State Park | State natural resources | 4 | Open |
| Muskingum River Parkway State Park State Park | State natural resources | 2 | Open |
16 places to go in Adams Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
13 boat launches without a name on the map.
1 named trail and 4 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Adams Township: April and August
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 43 | 53 | 66 | 75 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 67 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Adams Township →
Adams Township and its neighbors
Adams Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Township | 5% | 0.3 | 5 | 46% | C+ |
| Muskingum Township | 1% | 0.4 | 17 | 64% | B− |
| Salem Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 7% | D |
| Waterford Township | 7% | 0.2 | 9 | 41% | C+ |
| Watertown Township | under 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Adams Township
How much of Adams Township is conserved land?
5% of its land, against a typical 3% for an Ohio town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Adams Township?
5,826 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Adams Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Adams Township have?
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Adams Township neighbors.
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 →