Portage Lakes Wetland State Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
62 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Coventry Township
Coventry Township has 758 acres of parks, 74 for every 1,000 residents
14% of Coventry Township’s land is conserved, about 720 acres. 85% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Coventry Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns · #183 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
14%
720 acres · of 8.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
758 ac
74 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
85%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.0 mi
1.0 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
10
What kind of outdoors town is Coventry Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Coventry Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Coventry Township is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns, #183 of 993 in Ohio. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Coventry Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land14% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land74 acres of park per 1,000 residents (758 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home85% 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 77%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 82%
Water is 11% of Coventry Township’s area (1 of 9 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 12%.
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
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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.
Confluence Metro Park
Managed by Summit Metro Parks
37 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Firestone Metro Park
Managed by Summit Metro Parks
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 7 parks & preserves
Portage Lakes Wetland State Nature Preserve62 acres
Confluence Metro Park37 acres · Summit Metro Parks
DirectionsLogan Field30 acres
DirectionsFirestone Metro Park6 acres · Summit Metro Parks
DirectionsCottage Grove Park6 acres
DirectionsIngleside Park5 acres · Coventry Township
Lockwood Park1 acres · Coventry Township
DirectionsWho protects it
720 conserved acres
14% of Coventry Township’s land. Water is left out: Coventry Township has 8.1 square miles of land and 1.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Coventry Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources677 ac
Town or city35 ac
County7 ac
Private owners4 ac
State Park · 553 acState Conservation Area · 123 acLocal Recreation Area · 37 acLocal Park · 5 acPrivate Park · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Reservoir State Park State Park | State natural resources | 182 | Open |
| Long Lake State Park State Park | State natural resources | 144 | Open |
| North Reservoir State Park State Park | State natural resources | 143 | Open |
| Portage Path Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 90 | Open |
| West Reservoir State Park State Park | State natural resources | 59 | Open |
| Logan Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Hower Lake State Park State Park | State natural resources | 26 | Open |
| Portage Lakes Wildlife Headquarters State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 24 | Open |
| Portage Lakes Wetland NA State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 9 | Closed |
| Ball Fields Local Recreation Area | County | 4 | Open |
4 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Trails & water
10 lakes & rivers
Biking & sports
1.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
14Baseball
3Tennis
3Soccer
2Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Coventry Township: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Coventry Township →
Next door
Coventry Township and its neighbors
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Akron69 miGreen20 miNew Franklin11 miSpringfield Township3.9 miBarberton2.9 miCoventry Township1.0 miPortage Lakes0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry Township | 14% | 0.1 | 74 | 85% | A− |
| Akron | 11% | 1.1 | 25 | 94% | A |
| Portage Lakes | 28% | 0.1 | 126 | 99%+ | A |
| Barberton | 4% | 0.3 | 7 | 98% | B |
| Green | 7% | 0.6 | 72 | 51% | A− |
| Springfield Township | 3% | 0.3 | 30 | 68% | B |
| New Franklin | 4% | 0.4 | 53 | 56% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Coventry Township
How much of Coventry Township is conserved land?
14% 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 Coventry Township’s trails?
Portage Lakes Wetland State Nature Preserve and Confluence Metro Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Coventry Township?
1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Coventry Township?
16,134 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Coventry Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 758 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Coventry Township have?
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #183 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 Coventry Township 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 →