Joe Swarts Sports Complex
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: FunksBrother · CC BY-SA 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Coal Grove
Coal Grove has 16 acres of parks, 8.0 for every 1,000 residents
83% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
6 acres · of 1.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
16 ac
8.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
83%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Coal Grove?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Coal Grove have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Coal Grove is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Coal Grove’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% 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 land8.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (16 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home83% 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 24%
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Water is 7% of Coal Grove’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Coal Grove. 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
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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Paul Porter Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
6 conserved acres
1% of Coal Grove’s land. Water is left out: Coal Grove has 1.9 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Coal Grove’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County6 ac
Local Park · 6 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Porter Park Local Park | County | 6 | Open |
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
5Baseball
2Basketball
1Football
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Coal Grove: April, June and August
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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 47 | 56 | 69 | 77 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 69 | 57 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.7 |
November is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Coal Grove →
Next door
Coal Grove 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal Grove | 1% | under 0.1 | 8 | 83% | C− |
| Ironton | under 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 54% | D |
| Upper Township | 6% | under 0.1 | 2 | 50% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Coal Grove
How much of Coal Grove 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.
Are dogs allowed on Coal Grove’s trails?
Joe Swarts Sports Complex and Paul Porter Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Coal Grove?
22,591 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Coal Grove or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Coal Grove have?
Ahead of 24% 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 Coal Grove 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 →