Grand River State Wildlife Area
Managed by Ohio State Parks & Watercraft
5,357 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: SilentMatt Psychedelic · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Farmington Township
31% of Farmington Township’s land is conserved: 5,470 acres
292 acres are parks and preserves, 99 per 1,000 residents. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Farmington Township. 30% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns · #408 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
31%
5,470 acres · of 27.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
292 ac
99 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
30%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
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What kind of outdoors town is Farmington Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Farmington Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Farmington Township is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns, #408 of 993 in Ohio. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Farmington Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land31% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land99 acres of park per 1,000 residents (292 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13AParks close to home30% 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 59%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 59%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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
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The longest trail network is Grand River State Wildlife Area, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
West Farmington Hunting Area
Managed by Ohio State Parks & Watercraft
257 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
5,470 conserved acres
31% of Farmington Township’s land. Who manages Farmington Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources5,326 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits144 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)1 ac
Joint1 ac
State Conservation Area · 5,326 acConservation Easement · 145 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 144 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand River Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 5,060 | Restricted |
| West Farmington Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 266 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Farmington 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 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 37 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Farmington Township →
Next door
Farmington Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Middlefield Township4.9 miParkman Township1.4 miFarmington Township0.7 miSouthington Township0.7 miBristol Township0.0 miMesopotamia Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington Township | 31% | under 0.1 | 99 | 30% | B |
| Bristol Township | 6% | under 0.1 | 9 | 13% | C− |
| Parkman Township | 7% | 0.1 | 121 | 33% | B− |
| Southington Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 5 | 5% | D |
| Mesopotamia Township | 9% | under 0.1 | 32 | 4% | C |
| Middlefield Township | 12% | 0.2 | 159 | 38% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Farmington Township
Where can I hike in Farmington Township?
The longest trail networks: Grand River State Wildlife Area, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Farmington 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.
Are dogs allowed on Farmington Township’s trails?
Grand River State Wildlife Area and West Farmington Hunting Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Farmington Township?
16,819 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Farmington Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 292 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Farmington Township have?
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #408 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 Farmington 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 →