Refugee Preserve
Managed by Columbus Recreation and Parks
34 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Blacklick Estates
Blacklick Estates has 64 acres of parks, 7.7 for every 1,000 residents
89% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5% of Blacklick Estates’ land is conserved, about 56 acres.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns · #632 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
56 acres · of 1.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
64 ac
7.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
89%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Blacklick Estates?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Blacklick Estates have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Blacklick Estates is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns, #632 of 993 in Ohio. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Blacklick Estates’ overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land7.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (64 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home89% 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 39%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 36%
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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Deems Parkland
Managed by Columbus Recreation and Parks
19 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Columbus and Franklin County Metropark District
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
56 conserved acres
5% of Blacklick Estates’ land. Who manages Blacklick Estates’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city55 ac
Local Park · 37 acLocal Conservation Area · 19 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Refugee Preserve Coh Local Park | Town or city | 35 | Open |
| Deems Parkland Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Big Walnut Corridor Coh Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Blacklick Creek Trail Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
19 places to go in Blacklick Estates
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Blacklick Estates
19 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Tennis
2Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Blacklick Estates
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 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 66 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Blacklick Estates →
Next door
Blacklick Estates 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blacklick Estates | 5% | under 0.1 | 8 | 89% | C+ |
| Madison Township | 9% | 0.5 | 70 | 86% | A− |
| Truro Township | 12% | 0.7 | 18 | 87% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Blacklick Estates
How much of Blacklick Estates 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 Blacklick Estates’ trails?
Refugee Preserve and Deems Parkland don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Blacklick Estates?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Blacklick Estates?
13,943 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Blacklick Estates or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 64 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Blacklick Estates have?
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #632 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 Blacklick Estates 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 →