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Bolivar OhioPhoto: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant) · CC BY-SA 2.5
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Outdoors in Bolivar

96% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Bolivar

6 acres are parks and preserves, 5.9 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
1%
5 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
5.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
96%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.7 mi
0.7 mi paths
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

1
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.

Bolivar Waterworks Park

Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

5 conserved acres

1% of Bolivar’s land. Who manages Bolivar’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city5 ac
Local Park · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Unknown Park
Local Park
Town or city5Open
Things to do

4 places to go in Bolivar

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Bolivar

4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Biking & sports

0.7 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
5Baseball
2Tennis
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
E.D. Fisher HouseBuilding · listed 1999
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Bolivar: April, 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.89.3
High (°F)363949627280848276645140
Rain (in)2.82.43.33.73.94.64.43.63.33.02.82.9

February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Bolivar →

Next door

Bolivar and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Bolivar— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lawrence Township1%0.43541%B−
Bethlehem Township5%under 0.17459%B−

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Bolivar

Are dogs allowed on Bolivar’s trails?

Bolivar Waterworks Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Bolivar?

0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Bolivar?

4,341 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bolivar or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bolivar neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →