Veto Lake Wildlife Area
Managed by Ohio Division of Wildlife
110 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Bell Covered Bridge · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Barlow Township
Barlow Township has 6.4 miles of mapped trails, 0.2 for every square mile of land
OpenStreetMap doesn’t show named parks or mapped trails in Barlow Township yet. Know a trail or a town park? Anyone can add it to OpenStreetMap, and it shows up here on the next refresh.
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns · #949 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
48 acres · of 31.6 sq mi of land
Trails
6.4 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Barlow Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Barlow Township is ahead of 8% of U.S. towns, #949 of 993 in Ohio. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Barlow Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%D−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 8%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 4%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Barlow Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be D. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
48 conserved acres
under 1% of Barlow Township’s land. Who manages Barlow Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources48 ac
State Conservation Area · 48 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veto Lake Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 48 | Restricted |
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
6Soccer
2Baseball
1Football
1Multi-sport
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Bell Covered BridgeStructure · listed 2012
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Barlow 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) | 40 | 44 | 53 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 67 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
November is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Barlow Township →
Next door
Barlow Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Warren Township35 miDunham Township13 miWatertown Township8.3 miBarlow Township6.4 miFairfield Township2.7 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barlow Township | under 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Warren Township | under 1% | 0.9 | 3 | 1% | C− |
| Watertown Township | under 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Fairfield Township | 2% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Dunham Township | 2% | 0.6 | 4 | 1% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Barlow Township
How much of Barlow 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.
Are dogs allowed on Barlow Township’s trails?
Veto Lake Wildlife Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Barlow Township?
1,900 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Barlow Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Barlow Township have?
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #949 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 Barlow 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 →