Richardson Park
Managed by Jefferson Township Trustees
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Drexel
Drexel has 126 acres of parks, 72 for every 1,000 residents
92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 9% of Drexel’s land is conserved, about 125 acres.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
125 acres · of 2.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
126 ac
72 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Drexel?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Drexel have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Drexel is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Drexel’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land72 acres of park per 1,000 residents (126 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home92% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 65%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Drexel. 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 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
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.
Who protects it
125 conserved acres
9% of Drexel’s land. Who manages Drexel’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city125 ac
Local Park · 125 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher Park Local Park | Town or city | 119 | Open |
| Richardson Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Drexel
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Drexel
2 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
8Tennis
3Basketball
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 Drexel
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 41 | 51 | 64 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 66 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Drexel →
Next door
Drexel and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drexel | 9% | under 0.1 | 72 | 92% | B+ |
| Jefferson Township | 1% | 0.1 | 34 | 65% | C+ |
| Dayton | 9% | 0.8 | 22 | 95% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Drexel
How much of Drexel is conserved land?
9% 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 Drexel’s trails?
Richardson Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Drexel?
15,094 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Drexel or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 126 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Drexel have?
Ahead of 65% 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 Drexel 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 →