Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Burlington
3 acres are parks and preserves, 0.9 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Burlington, 0.1 per square mile of land. 36% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns · #904 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Burlington?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Burlington have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Burlington is ahead of 12% of U.S. towns, #904 of 993 in Ohio. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
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
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3 conserved acres
under 1% of Burlington’s land. Who manages Burlington’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Commons Park Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
2 places to go in Burlington
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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 best walking months in Burlington: April and June
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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 48 | 57 | 69 | 77 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 69 | 57 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.8 |
October is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Burlington →
Burlington and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington | under 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 36% | D |
| Union Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 28% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Burlington
How much of Burlington 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.
Is there public land near Burlington?
5,873 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Burlington or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Burlington have?
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #904 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 Burlington 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 →