Photo: Will Maupin · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Chippewa Township
12 acres are parks and preserves, 1.3 per 1,000 residents. 23% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4.1 miles of mapped trail cross Chippewa Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns · #868 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
How much outdoors does Chippewa Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Chippewa Township is ahead of 15% of U.S. towns, #868 of 993 in Ohio. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
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
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282 conserved acres
1% of Chippewa Township’s land. Who manages Chippewa Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 117 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa Lakes Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 153 | Open |
| Doylestown Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
5 places to go in Chippewa Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
3 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
3.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Chippewa Township: April, 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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Chippewa Township →
Chippewa Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa Township | 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 23% | C− |
| Rittman | 1% | under 0.1 | 10 | 81% | C |
| Baughman Township | 3% | under 0.1 | 53 | 43% | C+ |
| Marshallville | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Clinton | 19% | under 0.1 | 234 | 99%+ | A− |
| New Franklin | 4% | 0.4 | 53 | 56% | B+ |
| Milton Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 11% | D− |
| Norton | 7% | 0.3 | 51 | 66% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Chippewa Township
How much of Chippewa Township is conserved land?
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 Chippewa Township?
3.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Chippewa Township?
10,792 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chippewa Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Chippewa Township have?
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #868 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 Chippewa 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 →