Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Managed by National Park Service
1,467 acres5.7 mi of trail
Boston Run TrailHaskell Run TrailLedges TrailConnector Trail
Dogs usually limited
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainAOutdoors
Outdoors in Boston Heights
Boston Heights has 1,249 acres of parks, 905 for every 1,000 residents
36% of Boston Heights’ land is conserved, about 1,602 acres. 7.0 miles of mapped trail cross Boston Heights, 1.0 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Cuyahoga Valley National Park (5.7 mi).
Ahead of 91% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
36%
1,602 acres · of 7.0 sq mi of land
Trails
7.0 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,249 ac
905 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
46%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
11 mi
10 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Boston Heights?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Room to roam905 acres of park per 1,000 residents; the typical U.S. town has 13.Land that stays wild36% of the land is conserved; a typical Ohio town, 3%.A trail town1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, more than 80% of U.S. towns.History along the way3 places on the National Register.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Boston Heights have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Boston Heights is ahead of 91% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Boston Heights’ overall grade.
Conserved land36% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%A+Trails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land905 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,249 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home46% 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 91%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A+. 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 Cuyahoga Valley National Park, with 5.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Matthews Thomas Park
Park
28 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,602 conserved acres
36% of Boston Heights’ land. Who manages Boston Heights’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
National Park Service1,219 ac
Private owners355 ac
Town or city28 ac
Other or Unknown Federal Land1 ac
National Park · 1,218 acPrivate Recreation or Education · 238 acPrivate Park · 117 acLocal Park · 28 acConservation Easement · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyahoga Valley National Park National Park | National Park Service | 1,218 | Open |
| Camp Ledgwood Private Recreation or Education | Private owners | 238 | Restricted |
| Boston Hills Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 117 | Open |
| Mathews-Thomas Park Local Park | Town or city | 28 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Boston Heights
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Boston Heights
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Picnic areas in Boston Heights
Shady Knoll Picnic AreaIn Cuyahoga Valley National Park
DirectionsPlus 1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Trails & water
4 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 3.9 mi
Boston Run Trail3.2 mi
Haskell Run Trail0.6 mi
Ledges Trail0.4 mi
Connector Trail0.1 mi
Biking & sports
11 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
10 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Soccer
1Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Boston Heights: April, May and July to 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 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Boston Heights →
Next door
Boston Heights 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Heights | 36% | 1.0 | 905 | 46% | A |
| Northfield Center Township | 6% | 0.2 | 40 | 36% | B− |
| Hudson | 10% | 1.1 | 49 | 84% | A |
| Boston Township | 81% | 2.9 | 6,404 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Peninsula | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Boston Heights
Where can I hike in Boston Heights?
The longest trail networks: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 5.7 miles; Matthews Thomas Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Boston Heights is conserved land?
36% 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 Boston Heights’ trails?
Cuyahoga Valley National Park and Matthews Thomas Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Boston Heights?
11 miles of bike routes are on the map: 10 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Boston Heights?
38,716 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Boston Heights or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,249 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Boston Heights have?
Ahead of 91% 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 Boston Heights 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 →