Bass Lake Preserve
Nature preserve
23 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Chris Light · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Chardon
7% of Chardon’s land is conserved: 190 acres
92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Chardon, 0.1 per square mile of land. 82 acres are parks and preserves, 16 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns · #338 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
190 acres · of 4.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
82 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.4 mi
2.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Chardon?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Chardon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Chardon is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns, #338 of 993 in Ohio. 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 Chardon’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (82 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to home92% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 64%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 66%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Chardon. 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
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.
Who protects it
190 conserved acres
7% of Chardon’s land. Who manages Chardon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners132 ac
Town or city47 ac
County8 ac
Regional agency2 ac
Private Park · 132 acLocal Park · 35 acLocal Recreation Area · 21 acLocal Other or Unknown · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chardon Lakes Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 132 | Open |
| Chardon Park Local Park | Town or city | 35 | Open |
| Mel Harder Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Maple Highlands Bike Trail Local Recreation Area | County | 8 | Open |
| Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 2 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Chardon
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Chardon
5 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
2.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Baseball
4Tennis
2Multi-sport
2Basketball
1Football
1Skate park
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Chardon: 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 | 35 | 44 | 58 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
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 Chardon →
Next door
Chardon and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Chardon Township8.6 miClaridon Township3.2 miMunson Township2.8 miHambden Township1.0 miChardon0.6 miBass Lake0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chardon | 7% | 0.1 | 16 | 92% | B |
| Chardon Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Munson Township | 15% | 0.1 | 140 | 31% | B |
| Hambden Township | 11% | under 0.1 | 310 | 46% | B |
| Bass Lake | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Claridon Township | 12% | 0.1 | 373 | 77% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Chardon
How much of Chardon is conserved land?
7% 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 Chardon’s trails?
Bass Lake Preserve doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Chardon?
2.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Chardon?
22,069 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chardon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 82 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Chardon have?
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #338 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 Chardon 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 →