Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0Berlin Township has 501 acres of parks, 259 for every 1,000 residents
15% of Berlin Township’s land is conserved, about 2,370 acres. 21% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 7.1 miles of mapped trail cross Berlin Township, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Berlin Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Berlin Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Berlin Township is ahead of 69% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Water is 7% of Berlin Township’s area (2 of 26 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 14%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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2,370 conserved acres
15% of Berlin Township’s land. Water is left out: Berlin Township has 24.2 square miles of land and 1.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Berlin Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Lake Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 2,079 | Open |
| Lake Milton State Park State Park | State natural resources | 291 | Open |
3 places to go in Berlin Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Berlin Township: April, May, August and 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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Berlin Township →
Berlin Township and its neighbors
Berlin Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Township | 15% | 0.3 | 259 | 21% | B+ |
| Deerfield Township | 31% | under 0.1 | 333 | 52% | B+ |
| Milton Township | 19% | 0.4 | 667 | 70% | A |
| Ellsworth Township | 7% | 0.2 | 418 | 35% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Berlin Township
How much of Berlin Township is conserved land?
15% 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.
Is there public land near Berlin Township?
15,691 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Berlin Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 501 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Berlin Township have?
Ahead of 69% 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 Berlin Township neighbors.
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 →