Photo: Sadpine · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Amanda Township
1 acre is park or preserve, 0.2 per 1,000 residents. 18% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Amanda Township.
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns · #948 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Amanda Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Amanda Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Amanda Township is ahead of 8% of U.S. towns, #948 of 993 in Ohio. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
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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49 conserved acres
under 1% of Amanda Township’s land. Who manages Amanda Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 49 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
3 places to go in Amanda Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
5 lakes & rivers
1.6 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.
4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
August is the best month for walking in Amanda 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.7 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 41 | 51 | 64 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Amanda Township →
Amanda Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 18% | D |
| Clearcreek Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 12 | 15% | D |
| Walnut Township | 2% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Bloom Township | 2% | 0.4 | 47 | 28% | B− |
| Hocking Township | 3% | 0.3 | 136 | 15% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Amanda Township
How much of Amanda Township is conserved land?
under 1% 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.
Where can I bike in Amanda Township?
1.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Amanda Township?
8,319 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Amanda Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Amanda Township have?
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #948 of 993 in Ohio. 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 Amanda 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 →