Geauga County Fairgrounds
Park
36 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Djembayz · CC BY-SA 4.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Burton
23% of Burton’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 23% of Burton’s land is conserved, about 168 acres. 113 acres are parks and preserves, 74 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
23%
168 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
113 ac
74 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Burton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Burton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Burton is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Burton’s overall grade.
Conserved land23% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land74 acres of park per 1,000 residents (113 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 88%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Burton Park
Park
24 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
LaDue State Wildlife Area
Nature preserve
21 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
168 conserved acres
23% of Burton’s land. Who manages Burton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County70 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits64 ac
Town or city35 ac
Private Conservation · 64 acState Recreation Area · 38 acLocal Park · 35 acLocal Recreation Area · 32 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geauga County Historical Society Private Conservation Land Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 64 | Closed |
| Arthur W Youngblood Watershed Area State Recreation Area | County | 38 | Open |
| Geauga County Fairgrounds Local Recreation Area | County | 32 | Open |
| Burton Park Local Park | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Burton Square Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Burton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Burton
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Burton
5 campgrounds without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Buckeye Trail0.1 mi
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
2Basketball
1Softball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Burton: May, June, August and 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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 45 | 59 | 69 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Burton →
Questions about parks and trails in Burton
How much of Burton is conserved land?
23% 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 Burton’s trails?
Geauga County Fairgrounds and Burton Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Burton?
21,204 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Burton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 113 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Burton have?
Ahead of 88% 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 Burton 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 →