Beachwood City Park East
Managed by City of Beachwood
34 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Nick22aku · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Beachwood
7% of Beachwood’s land is conserved: 239 acres
85 acres are parks and preserves, 6.2 per 1,000 residents. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Beachwood, 0.2 per square mile of land. 68% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns · #519 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
239 acres · of 5.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
85 ac
6.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
68%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.6 mi
3.6 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Beachwood have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Beachwood is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns, #519 of 993 in Ohio. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Beachwood’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land6.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (85 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13CParks close to home68% 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 50%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 48%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B. 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
239 conserved acres
7% of Beachwood’s land. Who manages Beachwood’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners132 ac
Town or city82 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits26 ac
Private Park · 132 acLocal Park · 79 acUnknown Easement · 26 acState Recreation Area · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 26 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Golf Club Private Park | Private owners | 132 | Open |
| City Park West Local Park | Town or city | 31 | Open |
| City Park East Local Park | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Beachwood Pool And Playground Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Camp George Forbes State Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
11 places to go in Beachwood
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Beachwood
1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Beachwood
Preston's H.O.P.E. Playground Park
DirectionsPlus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Beachwood
Beachwood Dog ParkIn Beachwood City Park East
DirectionsPicnic areas in Beachwood
2 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Community gardens in Beachwood
Beachwood Community GardenCity of Beachwood
DirectionsTrails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
20Tennis
12Baseball
4Soccer
4Basketball
3Pickleball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Beachwood: 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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 45 | 58 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 62 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.1 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Beachwood →
Next door
Beachwood and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Orange14 miShaker Heights7.7 miPepper Pike7.3 miLyndhurst7.3 miBeachwood1.2 miUniversity Heights0.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beachwood | 7% | 0.2 | 6 | 68% | B− |
| Shaker Heights | 10% | 1.2 | 10 | 99%+ | A |
| Pepper Pike | 11% | 1.0 | 41 | 49% | A− |
| University Heights | 1% | 0.2 | 1 | 94% | C |
| Orange | 8% | 3.7 | 19 | 93% | A |
| Lyndhurst | 24% | 1.6 | 15 | 94% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Beachwood
How much of Beachwood is conserved land?
7% 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 Beachwood’s trails?
Beachwood City Park East and Beachwood City Park West don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Beachwood?
3.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Beachwood?
16,206 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Beachwood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 85 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Beachwood have?
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #519 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 Beachwood 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 →