Fishburn Reserve
Managed by Morrow County Park District
24 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainC−Outdoors
Outdoors in Chester Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Chester Township
3% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Chester Township. 2% of Chester Township’s land is conserved, about 314 acres.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
314 acres · of 26.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
24 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
3%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Chester Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Chester Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Chester Township is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Chester Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (24 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home3% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 18%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Chester 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 D 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
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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
314 conserved acres
2% of Chester Township’s land. Who manages Chester Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land314 ac
Unknown Easement · 314 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 314 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Chester 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 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 38 | 48 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Chester Township →
Questions about parks and trails in Chester Township
How much of Chester 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 Chester Township’s trails?
Fishburn Reserve doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Chester Township?
1,416 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chester Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 24 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Chester Township have?
Ahead of 18% 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 Chester 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 →