Melrose Town Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainC−Outdoors
Outdoors in Brown Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Brown Township
0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Brown Township. 47% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 30 acres are parks and preserves, 12 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
48 acres · of 37.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
30 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
47%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
2 beaches · 1 boat launch
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 20% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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 land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (30 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home47% 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 20%
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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 range from D to 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Charloe Community Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
48 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.
Town or city27 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)21 ac
Local Park · 27 acConservation Easement · 21 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakwood Ball Field Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Melrose Town Park and Ballfield Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Oakwood Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Charloe Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Brown Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Brown Township
2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Brown Township
5 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Brown Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
3 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
3Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
September 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 37 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 85 | 82 | 77 | 64 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Brown Township →
Next door
Brown Township 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 12 | 47% | C− |
| Washington Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Jackson Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 15% | D |
| Melrose | — 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 Brown Township
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?
Melrose Town Park and Oakwood Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Brown Township?
1,718 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brown Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 30 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Brown Township have?
Ahead of 20% 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 →