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Archer Township Hall, formerly Clearfork School, Cadiz, OhioPhoto: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Archer Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Archer Township

8% of Archer Township’s land is conserved, about 1,329 acres. 1,338 acres are parks and preserves, 5,895 per 1,000 residents. 13 miles of mapped trail cross Archer Township, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
8%
1,329 acres · of 25.2 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,338 ac
5,895 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
40%
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.

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

1,329 conserved acres

8% of Archer Township’s land. Who manages Archer Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources1,329 ac
State Conservation Area · 1,329 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Harrison State Forest
State Conservation Area
State natural resources1,329Open
Things to do

2 places to go in Archer Township

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

Campgrounds in Archer Township
Ronsheim CampgroundHarrison State Forest, OH DNR
Directions
Trail Riders CampgroundHarrison State Forest, OH DNR
Directions
Trails & water

7 named trails

Named trails
Horses · 12.3 mi
Blue Trail5.1 mi
North Red1.7 mi
North Green1.7 mi
South Green1.4 mi
White Trail0.9 mi
South Red0.9 mi
Yellow Trail0.4 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Archer 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.813.812.411.09.99.3
High (°F)363949627279838276645141
Rain (in)3.12.63.33.84.14.54.13.73.53.13.03.1

February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Archer Township →

Next door

Archer Township and its neighbors

Archer Township has the 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
Archer Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rumley Townshipunder 1%0.1under 1under 1%D−
Stock Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Cadiz 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 Archer Township

Is there public land near Archer Township?

5,389 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Archer Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,338 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Archer 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 →