Photo: Nyttend · Public domainBuck Township has 299 acres of parks, 160 for every 1,000 residents
2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Buck Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Buck Township’s land is conserved, about 362 acres. 51% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Buck Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Buck Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Buck Township is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Home Run Memorial Park
C E Wharton Memorial Park
362 conserved acres
2% of Buck Township’s land. Who manages Buck Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 127 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saulisberry Park Local Park | Town or city | 167 | Open |
| Hardin County Fairgrounds Local Recreation Area | County | 43 | Open |
| Ce Wharton Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Ball Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
1 places to go in Buck Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The walking year in Buck 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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Buck Township →
Buck Township and its neighbors
Buck Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Township | 2% | 0.1 | 160 | 51% | B− |
| Pleasant Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 5 | 85% | C |
| Kenton | 6% | 0.3 | 29 | 95% | A− |
| Hale Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 6 | 36% | D |
| Taylor Creek Township | — 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 Buck Township
How much of Buck Township is conserved land?
2% 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 Buck Township’s trails?
Saulisberry Park and Home Run Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Buck Township?
420 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Buck Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 299 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Buck Township have?
Ahead of 48% 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 Buck 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 →