Mud Lake Rd. Property - Medina County Park District - Undeveloped Site
Park
64 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Canaan Township
More than half of Canaan Township’s land is conserved: 100%
100% of Canaan Township’s land is conserved, about 208 acres. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Canaan Township, 5.0 per square mile of land. 20% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns · #244 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
100%
208 acres · of 0.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
5.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
30 ac
5.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
20%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Canaan Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Canaan Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Canaan Township is ahead of 71% of U.S. towns, #244 of 993 in Ohio. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Canaan Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land100% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%A+Trails5.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land5.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (30 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13CParks close to home20% 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 71%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 76%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Canaan 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 B− 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
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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.
Who protects it
208 conserved acres
100% of Canaan Township’s land. Who manages Canaan Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners191 ac
Town or city17 ac
Private Park · 191 acLocal Park · 17 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawks Nest Golf Club Private Park | Private owners | 191 | Open |
| Creston Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Canaan Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Canaan Township
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Baseball
2Football
2Basketball
1Soccer
1Softball
1Tracks
1Multi-sport
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Canaan Township: April, 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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Canaan Township →
Next door
Canaan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canaan Township | 100% | 5.0 | 6 | 20% | B+ |
| Milton Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 11% | D− |
| Wayne Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 1 | 8% | D |
| Westfield Township | 3% | 0.2 | 476 | 37% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Canaan Township
How much of Canaan Township is conserved land?
100% 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 Canaan Township’s trails?
Mud Lake Rd. Property - Medina County Park District - Undeveloped Site doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Canaan Township?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Canaan Township?
5,898 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Canaan Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 30 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Canaan Township have?
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #244 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 Canaan 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 →