Lake Milton State Park
Managed by Ohio State Parks & Watercraft
44 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Craig Beach
More than half of Craig Beach’s land is conserved: 100%
100% of Craig Beach’s land is conserved, about 558 acres. Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 565 acres are parks and preserves, 486 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
100%
558 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
565 ac
486 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.4 mi
1.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Craig Beach?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Craig Beach have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Craig Beach is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Craig Beach’s overall grade.
Conserved land100% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land486 acres of park per 1,000 residents (565 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13A+Parks 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 87%
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Water is more than half of Craig Beach’s area (1 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 56%.
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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Robinson's Point Boat Launch
Managed by Ohio State Parks & Watercraft
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
558 conserved acres
100% of Craig Beach’s land. Water is left out: Craig Beach has 0.8 square miles of land and 0.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Craig Beach’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources557 ac
Private owners1 ac
State Park · 557 acPrivate Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Milton State Park State Park | State natural resources | 557 | Open |
| Olde Dutch Mill Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Craig Beach
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Swimming spots in Craig Beach
1 swimming spot without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Craig Beach
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Beach volleyball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Craig Beach: April, May, 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 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 48 | 61 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Craig Beach →
Questions about parks and trails in Craig Beach
How much of Craig Beach is conserved land?
100% 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 Craig Beach’s trails?
Lake Milton State Park and Robinson's Point Boat Launch don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Craig Beach?
1.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Craig Beach?
12,603 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Craig Beach or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 565 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Craig Beach have?
Ahead of 87% 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 Craig Beach 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 →