Photo: Bwsmith84 · CC BY 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Decatur Township
4% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 36 acres are parks and preserves, 25 per 1,000 residents. 2.7 miles of mapped trail cross Decatur Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Decatur Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Decatur Township is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls 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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488 conserved acres
2% of Decatur Township’s land. Who manages Decatur Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia Cliffs Dedicated Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 269 | Closed |
| Tefft Memorial Nature Sanctuary Site Fee Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 184 | Unknown |
| Ladd Natural Bridge Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 35 | Open |
2 places to go in Decatur Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 lakes & rivers
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Decatur Township: April 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 44 | 54 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 67 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
November is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Decatur Township →
Decatur Township 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decatur Township | 2% | 0.1 | 25 | 4% | C |
| Rome Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 50 | 26% | C |
| Troy Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 24 | 6% | C− |
| Wesley Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Fairfield Township | 2% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Belpre Township | 8% | 0.7 | 2 | 5% | C+ |
| Dunham Township | 2% | 0.6 | 4 | 1% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Decatur Township
How much of Decatur Township is conserved land?
2% 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.
Is there public land near Decatur Township?
2,905 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Decatur Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 36 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Decatur Township have?
Ahead of 29% 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 Decatur 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 →