Photo: Nyttend · Public domain31% of Deerfield Township’s land is conserved: 4,617 acres
954 acres are parks and preserves, 333 per 1,000 residents. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Deerfield Township. 52% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns · #255 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Deerfield Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Deerfield Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Deerfield Township is ahead of 70% of U.S. towns, #255 of 993 in Ohio. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Water is 10% of Deerfield Township’s area (2 of 26 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 28%.
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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4,617 conserved acres
31% of Deerfield Township’s land. Water is left out: Deerfield Township has 23.4 square miles of land and 2.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Deerfield Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 61 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Lake Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 4,387 | Restricted |
| Portage/summit Field & Stream Club State Conservation Area | Private owners | 85 | Closed |
| Portage Beagle Club State Conservation Area | Private owners | 83 | Closed |
| Deer Creek Reservoir Local Conservation Area | County | 1 | Open |
11 places to go in Deerfield Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Plus 5 boat launches without a name on the map.
3 lakes & rivers
2.1 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Deerfield Township: 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 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 48 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Deerfield Township →
Deerfield Township and its neighbors
Deerfield Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deerfield Township | 31% | under 0.1 | 333 | 52% | B+ |
| Smith Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 32 | 59% | C |
| Berlin Township | 15% | 0.3 | 259 | 21% | B+ |
| Palmyra Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 65 | 16% | C |
| Atwater Township | 6% | under 0.1 | 148 | 41% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Deerfield Township
How much of Deerfield Township is conserved land?
31% 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 Deerfield Township?
2.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Deerfield Township?
14,017 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Deerfield Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 954 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Deerfield Township have?
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #255 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 Deerfield 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 →