Garlo Heritage Nature Preserve
Managed by Seneca County Park District
344 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainC+Outdoors
Outdoors in Bloom Township
Bloom Township has 359 acres of parks, 255 for every 1,000 residents
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Bloom Township. 57% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
138 acres · of 36.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
359 ac
255 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
57%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Bloom Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bloom Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bloom Township is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bloom Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land255 acres of park per 1,000 residents (359 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13AParks close to home57% 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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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Bloom Township. 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 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
138 conserved acres
1% of Bloom Township’s land. Who manages Bloom Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)60 ac
State natural resources43 ac
County35 ac
State Conservation Area · 78 acConservation Easement · 60 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Creek Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 43 | Open |
| Garlo Heritage Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | County | 35 | Open |
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Bloom Township: 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) | 33 | 37 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Bloom Township →
Next door
Bloom Township and its neighbors
Bloom Township has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloom Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 255 | 57% | C+ |
| Eden Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 49 | 17% | C |
| Venice Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 30 | 53% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bloom Township
How much of Bloom Township 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 Bloom Township’s trails?
Garlo Heritage Nature Preserve doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bloom Township?
2,911 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bloom Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 359 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bloom Township have?
Ahead of 39% 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 Bloom Township 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 →