Avon Wetlands
Nature preserve
51 acres1.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Chris Light at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Avon
Avon has 30 miles of mapped trails, 1.4 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Avon Wetlands (1.3 mi), Miller Nature Preserve (1.2 mi), Upper French Creek Wetlands (1 mi). 5% of Avon’s land is conserved, about 728 acres. 394 acres are parks and preserves, 16 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns · #234 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
728 acres · of 20.8 sq mi of land
Trails
30 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
394 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
58%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.7 mi
6.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Avon?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Avon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Avon is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns, #234 of 993 in Ohio. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Avon’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (30 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4APark land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (394 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to home58% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 72%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 77%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Avon Wetlands, with 1.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Miller Nature Preserve
Managed by City of Avon
111 acres1.2 mi of trail
Miller Nature Preserve
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Upper French Creek Wetlands
Managed by Lorain County Metroparks
47 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Avon Park
Managed by City of Avon
29 acres0.8 mi of trail
Story Book Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Northgate Park
Managed by City of Avon
15 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 9 parks & preserves
Avon Wetlands51 acres · 1.3 mi of trail
DirectionsMiller Nature Preserve111 acres · 1.2 mi of trail · City of Avon
DirectionsUpper French Creek Wetlands47 acres · 1 mi of trail · Lorain County Metroparks
DirectionsAvon Park29 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · City of Avon
Northgate Park15 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · City of Avon
Schwartz Road Park68 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsHighland Park17 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · City of Avon
DirectionsVeterans Park87 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Avon
DirectionsEagle Point Park34 acres · City of Avon
DirectionsWho protects it
728 conserved acres
5% of Avon’s land. Who manages Avon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners595 ac
Town or city132 ac
Private Park · 595 acLocal Park · 132 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob-O-Links Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 187 | Open |
| Hilliard Lakes Golf Club Private Park | Private owners | 184 | Open |
| Avon Oaks Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 120 | Open |
| Avondale Golf Club Private Park | Private owners | 104 | Open |
| Veterans Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 65 | Open |
| Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Little League Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Northgate Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Avon Isle Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Things to do
22 places to go in Avon
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Avon
Playgrounds in Avon
Avon East Playground
DirectionsHeritage Playground
DirectionsPrimrose Playground
DirectionsPrimrose Playground
DirectionsPrimrose Playground
DirectionsPrimrose Playground
DirectionsSchwartz Park PlaygroundIn Schwartz Road Park
DirectionsPlus 11 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Avon
Canning Family K-9 ParkIn Veterans Park
DirectionsTrails & water
3 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.7 mi
Miller Nature Preserve1.2 mi
Schwartz Park East Trail0.2 mi
Story Book Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
6.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
6.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
20Baseball
20Soccer
12Tennis
9Pickleball
8Basketball
4Multi-sport
3Football
1Tracks
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Avon: May to September
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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Avon →
Next door
Avon and its neighbors
Avon has the most mapped trails of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon | 5% | 1.4 | 16 | 58% | B+ |
| Sheffield | 11% | 0.4 | 23 | 17% | B |
| Avon Lake | 6% | 1.0 | 11 | 84% | B+ |
| Westlake | 10% | 0.3 | 11 | 74% | B |
| North Ridgeville | 3% | 0.3 | 15 | 48% | B− |
| Bay Village | 8% | 0.7 | 15 | 92% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Avon
Where can I hike in Avon?
The longest trail networks: Avon Wetlands, 1.3 miles; Miller Nature Preserve, 1.2 miles; Upper French Creek Wetlands, 1 miles; Avon Park, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Avon 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.
Are dogs allowed on Avon’s trails?
Avon Wetlands and Miller Nature Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Avon?
6.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Avon?
6,317 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Avon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 394 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Avon have?
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #234 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 Avon 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 →