Carroll Community Park.;Carroll Community Park
Park
43 acres1.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Center Township
Center Township has 162 acres of parks, 37 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Carroll Community Park.;Carroll Community Park (1.6 mi). 2% of Center Township’s land is conserved, about 156 acres. 6.7 miles of mapped trail cross Center Township, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns · #382 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
156 acres · of 14.8 sq mi of land
Trails
6.7 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
162 ac
37 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
68%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Center Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Center Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Center Township is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns, #382 of 993 in Ohio. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Center Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land37 acres of park per 1,000 residents (162 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home68% 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 61%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 62%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to B+. 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 Carroll Community Park.;Carroll Community Park, with 1.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
156 conserved acres
2% of Center Township’s land. Who manages Center Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners91 ac
County62 ac
Town or city3 ac
Private Park · 91 acLocal Recreation Area · 48 acLocal Park · 17 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll Meadows Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 91 | Open |
| Carroll County Fairgrounds Local Recreation Area | County | 48 | Open |
| Carroll Community Park Local Park | County | 14 | Open |
| Ann Green Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Center Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Center Township
4th Street Community ParkIn 4th Street Community Park
DirectionsPlus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 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
5Baseball
2Football
1Basketball
1Tennis
1Multi-sport
1Tracks
1Equestrian
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Center Township: April and August
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 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 39 | 48 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Center Township →
Next door
Center Township and its neighbors
Center Township has the most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Township | 2% | 0.5 | 37 | 68% | B |
| Harrison Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 158 | 9% | C |
| Washington Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 78 | 9% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Center Township
Where can I hike in Center Township?
The longest trail networks: Carroll Community Park.;Carroll Community Park, 1.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Center Township is conserved land?
2% 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 Center Township’s trails?
Carroll Community Park.;Carroll Community Park and Blue Bird Farm Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Center Township?
1,407 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Center Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 162 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Center Township have?
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #382 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 Center 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 →