Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Bowling Green Township
0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Bowling Green Township.
Ahead of 6% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Bowling Green Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bowling Green Township is ahead of 6% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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102 conserved acres
1% of Bowling Green Township’s land. Who manages Bowling Green Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 102 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
2 places to go in Bowling Green Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 lakes & rivers
6.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
The best walking months in Bowling Green Township: April and August
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 | 40 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Bowling Green Township →
Bowling Green Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green Township | 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Franklin Township | 6% | 0.4 | 218 | 11% | B |
| Hopewell Township | 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Licking Township | 5% | 1.4 | 210 | 13% | B+ |
| Hopewell Township | 5% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Hopewell Township | under 1% | 0.3 | 123 | 3% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bowling Green Township
How much of Bowling Green 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.
Where can I bike in Bowling Green Township?
6.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.8 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Bowling Green Township?
19,239 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bowling Green Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bowling Green Township have?
Ahead of 6% 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 Bowling Green Township neighbors.
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 →