Winterrowd Wetland Preserve
Managed by Darke County Parks
57 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainC−Outdoors
Outdoors in Brown Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Brown Township
The biggest trail networks: Winterrowd Wetland Preserve (0.6 mi). 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Brown Township. 14 acres are parks and preserves, 7.4 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
83 acres · of 29.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
14 ac
7.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
50%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Brown Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Brown Township is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Brown Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land7.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (14 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home50% 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 18%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Brown Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be C−. 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 Winterrowd Wetland Preserve, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Drew Woods State Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
83 conserved acres
under 1% of Brown Township’s land. Who manages Brown Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)62 ac
State natural resources15 ac
Town or city6 ac
Conservation Easement · 62 acState Conservation Area · 15 acLocal Park · 6 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 62 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Woods Dedicated Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 15 | Closed |
| Ansonia Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Brown Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Brown Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
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
5Baseball
2Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Brown Township BuildingBuilding · listed 1983
About itWhen to get out
August is the best month for walking in Brown Township
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 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 38 | 49 | 62 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 64 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Brown Township →
Next door
Brown Township and its neighbors
Brown Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 7 | 50% | C− |
| Richland Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Greenville Township | 2% | 0.1 | 26 | 71% | B− |
| Jackson Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 13 | 54% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Brown Township
Where can I hike in Brown Township?
The longest trail networks: Winterrowd Wetland Preserve, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Brown Township is conserved land?
under 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.
Are dogs allowed on Brown Township’s trails?
Winterrowd Wetland Preserve and Drew Woods State Nature Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Brown Township?
746 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brown Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Brown Township have?
Ahead of 18% 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 Brown 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 →