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A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Clinton

19% of Clinton’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 284 acres are parks and preserves, 234 per 1,000 residents. 19% of Clinton’s land is conserved, about 443 acres.

Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Conserved land
19%
443 acres · of 3.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
284 ac
234 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.2 mi
2.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1

What kind of outdoors town is Clinton?

Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.

Land that stays wild19% of the land is conserved; a typical Ohio town, 3%.Parks close to homeVirtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park.Room to roam234 acres of park per 1,000 residents; the typical U.S. town has 13.History along the way11 places on the National Register.
Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Clinton have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Clinton is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.

A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Clinton’s overall grade.
Conserved land19% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land234 acres of park per 1,000 residents (284 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13AParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 82%
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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.

123
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.

Ohio Veterans Memorial Park

Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Warwick Park

Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Clinton Trailhea - Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail

Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
Who protects it

443 conserved acres

19% of Clinton’s land. Who manages Clinton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County278 ac
Private owners119 ac
Town or city49 ac
Local Park · 298 acState Conservation Area · 119 acState Recreation Area · 28 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Franklin-clinton Area
Local Park
County150Open
Unknown Park
Local Park
County138Open
The Luna Lake Club
State Conservation Area
Private owners119Closed
Ohio & Erie Canal
State Recreation Area
Town or city28Open
Ohio Veteran'S Memorial Park
Local Park
Town or city9Open
Canal Corridor
Local Park
Town or city1Restricted
Things to do

2 places to go in Clinton

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Campgrounds in Clinton
Hillside Park
Directions
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Luna Lakelake
Biking & sports

2.2 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

2.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Baseball
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

11 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Limbach Block Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2001
About it
Louis Schmitt House and StoreBuilding · listed 2002
About it
Francis Becker HouseBuilding · listed 2002
About it
Porter-Aue HouseBuilding · listed 2002
About it
David Smith HouseBuilding · listed 2002
About it
Jonathan Price HouseBuilding · listed 2002
About it
Humberger HouseBuilding · listed 2002
About it
Sorrick-Oster StoreBuilding · listed 2002
About it
Warwick Interlocking TowerBuilding · listed 2002
About it
William Smith HouseBuilding · listed 2003
About it
Clinton Ohio and Erie Canal Historic District-Clinton Lock 2 and 3-Clinton Upper (Lock 2) and Clinton Lower (Lock 3)District · listed 2003
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Clinton: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.611.813.314.415.114.813.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)343847617180838275635039
Rain (in)2.52.12.93.63.94.44.03.63.43.12.82.7

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 Clinton →

Next door

Clinton and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

New Franklin11 miLawrence Township9.0 miChippewa Township4.1 miClinton0.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Clinton19%under 0.123499%+A−
New Franklin4%0.45356%B+
Chippewa Township1%0.1123%C−
Lawrence Township6%0.34248%B

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Clinton

How much of Clinton is conserved land?

19% 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 Clinton’s trails?

Ohio Veterans Memorial Park and Warwick Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Clinton?

2.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.2 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Clinton?

7,733 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clinton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 284 of them inside the town line.

How much outdoors does Clinton have?

Ahead of 82% 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 Clinton neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →