Pickaway County Agriculture & Event Center
Managed by Pickaway County Agricultural Society
55 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto West Parking
Photo: Analogue Kid · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Circleville
7% of Circleville’s land is conserved: 329 acres
The biggest trail networks: Pickaway County Agriculture & Event Center (0.6 mi). 86% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 264 acres are parks and preserves, 19 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns · #304 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
329 acres · of 7.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
264 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
86%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Circleville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Circleville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Circleville is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns, #304 of 993 in Ohio. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Circleville’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land19 acres of park per 1,000 residents (264 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to home86% 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 67%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 69%
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
The longest trail network is Pickaway County Agriculture & Event Center, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Barthelmas Park
Park
31 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
Pickaway County Agriculture & Event Center55 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · Pickaway County Agricultural Society
DirectionsGarden City Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Mary Virginia Crites Hannan Park67 acres
DirectionsBarthelmas Park31 acres
Ted Lewis Park18 acres
DirectionsNorthwood Park5 acres
Smith Memorial Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
329 conserved acres
7% of Circleville’s land. Who manages Circleville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners149 ac
Town or city125 ac
County55 ac
Private Park · 149 acLocal Park · 125 acLocal Recreation Area · 55 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickaway Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 149 | Open |
| Mary Virginia Crites Hannan Park Local Park | Town or city | 72 | Open |
| Pickaway County Fairgrounds Local Recreation Area | County | 55 | Open |
| Barthelmas Park Local Park | Town or city | 32 | Open |
| Ted Lewis Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
10 places to go in Circleville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Circleville
10 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
15Baseball
4Tennis
3Soccer
2Basketball
2Beach volleyball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →9 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Circleville Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1978
About itMorris HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About itWilliam Marshall Anderson HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About itMemorial HallBuilding · listed 1980
About itWatt-Groce-Fickhardt HouseBuilding · listed 1985
About itSaint Philip's Episcopal ChurchBuilding · listed 1986
About itAnsel T. Walling HouseBuilding · listed 1987
About itMatthew McCrea HouseBuilding · listed 1988
About itCircleville High SchoolBuilding · listed 2015
About itWhen to get out
August is the best month for walking in Circleville
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) | 9.7 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 42 | 52 | 65 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 66 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Circleville →
Next door
Circleville and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circleville | 7% | 0.2 | 19 | 86% | B+ |
| Circleville Township | 2% | 0.2 | 67 | 72% | B |
| Washington Township | 3% | 0.4 | 188 | 33% | B |
| Logan Elm Village | 2% | under 0.1 | 11 | 99%+ | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Circleville
Where can I hike in Circleville?
The longest trail networks: Pickaway County Agriculture & Event Center, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Circleville 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 Circleville’s trails?
Pickaway County Agriculture & Event Center and Mary Virginia Crites Hannan Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Circleville?
3,233 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Circleville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 264 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Circleville have?
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #304 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 Circleville 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 →