Marquardt Park
Park
13 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Vaultguy999 · CC BY-SA 4.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Brooklyn
5% of Brooklyn’s land is conserved: 141 acres
The biggest trail networks: Marquardt Park (0.5 mi). 91% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.2 miles of mapped trail cross Brooklyn, 0.8 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns · #200 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
141 acres · of 4.3 sq mi of land
Trails
3.2 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
156 ac
14 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
91%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.8 mi
1.8 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Brooklyn?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Brooklyn have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Brooklyn is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns, #200 of 993 in Ohio. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Brooklyn’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land14 acres of park per 1,000 residents (156 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to home91% 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 80%
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 Marquardt Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Brooklyn Memorial Park
Managed by City of Brooklyn
70 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Big Creek Reservation
Managed by Cleveland Metroparks
36 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Corporal Knight Commons
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Marquardt Park13 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Brooklyn Memorial Park70 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · City of Brooklyn
Big Creek Reservation36 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Cleveland Metroparks
DirectionsCorporal Knight Commons1 acres
James P. Brock Memorial Park1 acres · City of Brooklyn
Veteran's Memorial Plaza1 acres
Who protects it
141 conserved acres
5% of Brooklyn’s land. Who manages Brooklyn’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city105 ac
County36 ac
Local Park · 98 acLocal Recreation Area · 43 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 45 | Open |
| Vacant Municipal Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 43 | Open |
| Big Creek Reservation Local Park | County | 36 | Restricted |
| Marquardt Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Timothy Knight Commons Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Brock Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Brooklyn
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Brooklyn
Brock Memorial PlaygroundIn James P. Brock Memorial Park
DirectionsPlus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Brooklyn
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
1.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
5Soccer
4Baseball
2Tennis
2Basketball
1Football
1Multi-sport
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Brooklyn: May 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 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 37 | 46 | 58 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 63 | 50 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Brooklyn →
Next door
Brooklyn and its neighbors
Brooklyn has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn | 5% | 0.8 | 14 | 91% | A− |
| Cleveland | 7% | 0.7 | 9 | 98% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Brooklyn
Where can I hike in Brooklyn?
The longest trail networks: Marquardt Park, 0.5 miles; Brooklyn Memorial Park, 0.4 miles; Big Creek Reservation, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Brooklyn is conserved land?
5% 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 Brooklyn’s trails?
Marquardt Park and Brooklyn Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Brooklyn?
1.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Brooklyn?
10,961 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brooklyn or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 156 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Brooklyn have?
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #200 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 Brooklyn 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 →