Ruth Cramton Memorial Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 3.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Dodson Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Dodson Township
4 acres are parks and preserves, 1.5 per 1,000 residents. 2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Dodson Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 40% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns · #913 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 26.2 sq mi of land
Trails
2.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
1.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
40%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Dodson Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Dodson Township is ahead of 11% of U.S. towns, #913 of 993 in Ohio. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Dodson Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land1.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (4 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home40% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 11%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 8%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Dodson Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C−. 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
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.
Things to do
3 places to go in Dodson Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Dodson Township
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
6Baseball
4Tracks
3Soccer
2Tennis
2Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Dodson Township
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) | 38 | 42 | 52 | 65 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 66 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Dodson Township →
Next door
Dodson Township and its neighbors
Dodson Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dodson Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 40% | D |
| Clark Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 1% | D |
| Lynchburg | under 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 68% | D |
| Perry Township | 5% | 0.1 | 32 | 3% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Dodson Township
How much of Dodson Township is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Dodson Township’s trails?
Ruth Cramton Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Dodson Township?
3,218 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dodson Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Dodson Township have?
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #913 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 Dodson 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 →