Canton Township Community Park
Park
15 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Erik Drost · CC BY 2.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Canton Township
Canton Township has 87 acres of parks, 7.0 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Canton Township Community Park (0.8 mi), Faircrest Park (0.5 mi). 1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Canton Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 55% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns · #782 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
80 acres · of 22.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
87 ac
7.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
55%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,263 ft
Sponsellers Hill
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Canton Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Canton Township is ahead of 23% of U.S. towns, #782 of 993 in Ohio. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Canton Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land7.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (87 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home55% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 23%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 21%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Canton 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 C− 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Canton Township Community Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
80 conserved acres
1% of Canton Township’s land. Who manages Canton Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County56 ac
Town or city23 ac
Local Park · 79 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faircrest Park Local Park | County | 40 | Open |
| Frank Esmont Park Local Park | County | 16 | Open |
| Canton Township Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Canton Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Canton Township
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Canton Township
Sponsellers Hill1,263 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
2 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
13Baseball
5Basketball
5Tennis
2Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Canton 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Canton Township →
Next door
Canton Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Pike Township13 miPlain Township11 miCanton10 miPerry Township6.8 miCanton Township1.7 miOsnaburg Township0.6 miNorth Industry0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canton Township | 1% | 0.1 | 7 | 55% | C− |
| Canton | 6% | 0.4 | 13 | 97% | B+ |
| Pike Township | 5% | 0.4 | 196 | 31% | B |
| Osnaburg Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 36 | 46% | C+ |
| Perry Township | 6% | 0.3 | 32 | 79% | B+ |
| Plain Township | 5% | 0.4 | 9 | 68% | B |
| North Industry | 1% | under 0.1 | 6 | 54% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Canton Township
Where can I hike in Canton Township?
The longest trail networks: Canton Township Community Park, 0.8 miles; Faircrest Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Canton Township is conserved land?
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 Canton Township’s trails?
Canton Township Community Park and Faircrest Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Canton Township?
8,275 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Canton Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 87 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Canton Township have?
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #782 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 Canton 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 →