North Bellville Municipal Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: User:OHWiki · Public domainDOutdoors
Outdoors in Bellville
Bellville has 0 acres of parks, 0.2 for every 1,000 residents
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Bellville. 55% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 2.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
55%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.4 mi
3.4 mi paths
Highest peak
1,312 ft
Schweitzer Hill
What kind of outdoors town is Bellville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bellville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bellville is ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bellville’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land0.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13DParks close to home55% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 10%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Bellville. 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.
Things to do
4 places to go in Bellville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Dog parks in Bellville
Bellville Dog Park Finnegan's Run
DirectionsBellville Dog Park Finnigans Run
DirectionsPlus 1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Bellville
Schweitzer Hill1,312 ft elevation
DirectionsBiking & sports
3.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Baseball
3Tennis
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
August is the best month for walking in Bellville
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 47 | 61 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Bellville →
Next door
Bellville and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellville | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 55% | D |
| Jefferson Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 22% | D |
| Washington Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 14 | 14% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bellville
How much of Bellville 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 Bellville’s trails?
North Bellville Municipal Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Bellville?
3.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Bellville?
3,820 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bellville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bellville have?
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Bellville 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 →