Veterans Memorial Park
Managed by Blanchester Parks and Recreation
20 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Blanchester
Few parks or trails are on the map in Blanchester
20 acres are parks and preserves, 4.5 per 1,000 residents. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Blanchester, 0.1 per square mile of land. 40% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns · #828 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
18 acres · of 4.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
20 ac
4.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
40%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
5
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Blanchester have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Blanchester is ahead of 19% of U.S. towns, #828 of 993 in Ohio. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Blanchester’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land4.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (20 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13CParks close to home40% 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 19%
LessMore
Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 17%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Blanchester. 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 C−. 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
The longest trail network is Veterans Memorial Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
18 conserved acres
1% of Blanchester’s land. Who manages Blanchester’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city18 ac
Local Park · 18 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Blanchester
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Blanchester
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
5 lakes & rivers
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
8Baseball
7Soccer
5Tennis
3Football
2Basketball
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 Blanchester
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 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 42 | 52 | 65 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 66 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Blanchester →
Questions about parks and trails in Blanchester
Where can I hike in Blanchester?
The longest trail networks: Veterans Memorial Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Blanchester is conserved land?
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 Blanchester’s trails?
Veterans Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Blanchester?
4,436 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Blanchester or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Blanchester have?
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #828 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 Blanchester neighbors.
Share a tip
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 →