Letha House Park
Managed by Medina County Park District
209 acres4 mi of trail
Great Horned Owl Bridle PathLetha House WestWood Thrush TrailPawpaw Grove Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Chatham Township
Chatham Township has 428 acres of parks, 171 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Letha House Park (4 mi). 25% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4.5 miles of mapped trail cross Chatham Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
599 acres · of 26.3 sq mi of land
Trails
4.5 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
428 ac
171 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
25%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Chatham Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Chatham Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Chatham Township is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Chatham Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land171 acres of park per 1,000 residents (428 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13AParks close to home25% 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 51%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C 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 Letha House Park, with 4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
599 conserved acres
4% of Chatham Township’s land. Who manages Chatham Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits282 ac
County267 ac
Private owners78 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)5 ac
State natural resources1 ac
Local Park · 208 acState Recreation Area · 163 acPrivate Recreation or Education · 83 acPrivate Park · 54 acForest Stewardship Easement · 54 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 91 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Letha House Park Local Park | County | 208 | Open |
| Medina Summit Land Conservancy State Recreation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 163 | Open |
| Nedina County Coon Hunting Association Private Recreation or Education | County | 58 | Closed |
| Southern Cuyahoga Sportsman Association Private Park | Private owners | 54 | Open |
| Pier-Lons Park Campsites Private Recreation or Education | Private owners | 24 | Open |
| Spencer Lake Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 1 | Restricted |
Things to do
1 places to go in Chatham Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Chatham Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
5 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Horses · 2.7 miUnpaved · 4.0 mi
Great Horned Owl Bridle Path1.3 mi
Letha House West1.1 mi
Wood Thrush Trail0.9 mi
Pawpaw Grove Trail0.5 mi
Connector0.1 mi
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
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Chatham Township: April, May and July to 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 | 46 | 60 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Chatham Township →
Next door
Chatham Township and its neighbors
Chatham Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Chatham Township4.5 miHarrisville Township3.6 miLafayette Township2.8 miLitchfield Township0.4 miSpencer Township0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham Township | 4% | 0.2 | 171 | 25% | B− |
| Spencer Township | 5% | under 0.1 | 409 | 23% | C+ |
| Harrisville Township | 2% | 0.1 | 212 | 16% | B− |
| Litchfield Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 65 | 8% | C |
| Lafayette Township | 9% | 0.1 | 255 | 62% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Chatham Township
Where can I hike in Chatham Township?
The longest trail networks: Letha House Park, 4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Chatham Township is conserved land?
4% 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 Chatham Township’s trails?
Letha House Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Chatham Township?
11,820 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chatham Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 428 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Chatham Township have?
Ahead of 51% 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 Chatham 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 →