Photo: Wdzinc · CC BY-SA 3.0College Township has 7.2 miles of mapped trails, 1.1 for every square mile of land
74% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of College Township’s land is conserved, about 172 acres. 32 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns · #250 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is College Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does College Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, College Township is ahead of 71% of U.S. towns, #250 of 993 in Ohio. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
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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172 conserved acres
4% of College Township’s land. Who manages College Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 105 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomahawk Hollow Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 42 | Open |
| Gambier Municipal Park Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
3 places to go in College Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
3.0 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.
4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 10 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
August is the best month for walking in College 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) | 36 | 39 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in College Township →
College Township and its neighbors
College Township has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College Township | 4% | 1.1 | 13 | 74% | B+ |
| Harrison Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Monroe Township | 2% | 0.3 | 171 | 24% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in College Township
How much of College Township is conserved land?
4% 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 College Township?
3.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near College Township?
1,143 acres of parks and open public land lie inside College Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 32 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does College Township have?
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #250 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 College 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 →