Kame-Esker Bog Park
Managed by Portage Park District
73 acres1.4 mi of trail
Spicebush TrailTurkey Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trail sign
Photo: SilentMatt Psychedelic · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Brimfield Township
Brimfield Township has 496 acres of parks, 43 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Kame-Esker Bog Park (1.4 mi). 12 miles of mapped trail cross Brimfield Township, 0.6 per square mile of land. 6% of Brimfield Township’s land is conserved, about 835 acres.
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns · #208 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
835 acres · of 20.4 sq mi of land
Trails
12 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
496 ac
43 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
63%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Brimfield Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Brimfield Township is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns, #208 of 993 in Ohio. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Brimfield Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (12 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land43 acres of park per 1,000 residents (496 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home63% 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 75%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 79%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ 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 Kame-Esker Bog Park, with 1.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Tom S Cooperrider-Kent Bog State Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
109 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Brimfield Lions Community Park
Park
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Gougler Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Kame-Esker Bog Park73 acres · 1.4 mi of trail · Portage Park District
DirectionsTom S Cooperrider-Kent Bog State Nature Preserve109 acres
DirectionsBrimfield Lions Community Park12 acres
Gougler Park9 acres
Chapman Farm Park2 acres
Who protects it
835 conserved acres
6% of Brimfield Township’s land. Who manages Brimfield Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners386 ac
Town or city299 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits68 ac
Other state land46 ac
County35 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)24 ac
Private Park · 385 acLocal Recreation Area · 215 acLocal Park · 121 acState Conservation Area · 46 acUnknown Easement · 25 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mogadore Reservoir Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 215 | Open |
| Sunnyhill Golf and Recreation Private Park | Private owners | 206 | Open |
| Maplecrest Golf Club Private Park | Private owners | 109 | Open |
| Green Hills Golf Club Private Park | Private owners | 70 | Open |
| State of Ohio Land State Conservation Area | Other state land | 43 | Open |
| Lion'S Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 40 | Open |
| Brimfield Memorial Dog Park Local Park | Town or city | 37 | Open |
| Brimfield Well Field Local Park | County | 35 | Open |
| Gray Birch Bog Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 23 | Open |
| Horner Hills Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
2 places to go in Brimfield Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Picnic areas in Brimfield Township
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Brimfield Township
Cherokee Park
DirectionsTrails & water
7 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 5.4 mi
Buckeye Trail3.8 mi
Spicebush Trail1.1 mi
Lakeview Loop0.5 mi
Skunk Cabbage Trail0.3 mi
Turkey Trail0.3 mi
Wood thrush Trail0.2 mi
Skunk Cabbage And Wood Thrush0.1 mi
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
10Baseball
3Soccer
2Football
1Tracks
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Brimfield Township: April, May, 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) | 34 | 38 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Brimfield Township →
Next door
Brimfield Township and its neighbors
Brimfield Township has the second most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Stow16 miBrimfield Township12 miFranklin Township11 miKent9.5 miSuffield Township6.3 miTallmadge3.9 miRootstown Township0.5 miMogadore0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brimfield Township | 6% | 0.6 | 43 | 63% | B+ |
| Kent | 7% | 1.0 | 16 | 99% | A |
| Tallmadge | 2% | 0.3 | 19 | 68% | B− |
| Rootstown Township | 5% | under 0.1 | 52 | 38% | C+ |
| Suffield Township | 8% | 0.3 | 149 | 48% | B+ |
| Stow | 5% | 0.9 | 11 | 78% | B+ |
| Mogadore | 8% | 0.1 | 9 | 80% | B |
| Franklin Township | 34% | 0.9 | 212 | 63% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Brimfield Township
Where can I hike in Brimfield Township?
The longest trail networks: Kame-Esker Bog Park, 1.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Brimfield Township is conserved land?
6% 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 Brimfield Township’s trails?
Kame-Esker Bog Park and Tom S Cooperrider-Kent Bog State Nature Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Brimfield Township?
26,464 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brimfield Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 496 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Brimfield Township have?
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #208 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 Brimfield 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 →