Photo: Wdzinc · CC BY-SA 3.0Cass Township has 16 miles of mapped trails, 0.6 for every square mile of land
5% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 24 acres are parks and preserves, 14 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Cass Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Cass Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cass Township is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls 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.
25 conserved acres
under 1% of Cass Township’s land. Who manages Cass Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Basin Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 23 | Open |
2 places to go in Cass Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 lakes & rivers
0.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
August is the best month for walking in Cass 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 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 41 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Cass Township →
Cass Township and its neighbors
Cass Township has the most mapped trails of the 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass Township | under 1% | 0.6 | 14 | 5% | C |
| Madison Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Jefferson Township | 1% | 0.3 | 16 | 92% | B |
| Dresden | 2% | 0.3 | 16 | 87% | B |
| Washington Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Muskingum Township | 31% | 0.1 | 1 | 5% | C |
| Virginia Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Adams 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 Cass Township
How much of Cass Township 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.
Where can I bike in Cass Township?
0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Cass Township?
26,559 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cass Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 24 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cass Township have?
Ahead of 28% 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 Cass 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 →