Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Commercial Point
11% of Commercial Point’s land is conserved, about 336 acres. 1 acre is park or preserve, 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns · #870 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Commercial Point?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Commercial Point have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Commercial Point is ahead of 15% of U.S. towns, #870 of 993 in Ohio. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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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336 conserved acres
11% of Commercial Point’s land. Who manages Commercial Point’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foxfire Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 335 | Open |
| American Electric Power - Pickway Plant Private Other or Unknown | Private owners | 2 | Open |
8 places to go in Commercial Point
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1.7 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.
August is the best month for walking in Commercial Point
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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 41 | 52 | 65 | 74 | 83 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 66 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Commercial Point →
Commercial Point 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Point | 11% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Scioto Township | 2% | 0.1 | 2 | 51% | C− |
| Harrison Township | 5% | 0.4 | 4 | 59% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Commercial Point
How much of Commercial Point is conserved land?
11% 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 Commercial Point?
1.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Commercial Point?
10,547 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Commercial Point or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Commercial Point have?
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #870 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 Commercial Point 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 →