Winton Woods
Managed by Great Parks of Hamilton County
590 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Mike Kalasnik from Fort Mill, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Forest Park
Forest Park has 139 acres of parks, 7.0 for every 1,000 residents
92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Winton Woods (0.6 mi). 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Forest Park, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns · #534 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
134 acres · of 6.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
139 ac
7.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.5 mi
0.7 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Forest Park?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Forest Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Forest Park is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns, #534 of 993 in Ohio. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Forest Park’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land7.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (139 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13C+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 48%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 46%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B. 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
The longest trail network is Winton Woods, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Central Park
Park
20 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Kemper Meadow Park
Park
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Joseph H Kanter Park
Park
13 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Winton Woods590 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · Great Parks of Hamilton County
DirectionsJoseph H Kanter Park13 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Bruce Ferguson Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Forest Park
Central Park20 acres
Kemper Meadow Park18 acres
Who protects it
134 conserved acres
3% of Forest Park’s land. Who manages Forest Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city135 ac
Local Park · 114 acLocal Recreation Area · 21 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kemper Meadow Park Local Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Central Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Spoils Field Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Forest Park Buffer Property Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Kanter Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Embassy Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| St. Matthias Catholic Church Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Sandy Bayes Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Forest View Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Forrest Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
10 places to go in Forest Park
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Forest Park
10 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
1.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.7 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.7 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
13Basketball
11Tennis
11Baseball
4Soccer
2Football
1Multi-sport
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 Forest Park
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 | 43 | 53 | 65 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Forest Park →
Next door
Forest Park and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Springfield Township21 miColerain Township15 miFairfield12 miNew Burlington4.7 miSpringdale2.0 miForest Park0.9 miPleasant Run0.1 miPleasant Run Farm0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Park | 3% | 0.1 | 7 | 92% | B− |
| Springfield Township | 6% | 1.3 | 12 | 93% | A− |
| Pleasant Run Farm | 7% | under 0.1 | 10 | 99%+ | B− |
| Springdale | 7% | 0.4 | 20 | 98% | A− |
| Pleasant Run | 11% | under 0.1 | 32 | 99%+ | A− |
| Fairfield | 5% | 0.6 | 15 | 72% | B+ |
| Colerain Township | 4% | 0.3 | 18 | 65% | B |
| New Burlington | 5% | 1.4 | 20 | 82% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Forest Park
Where can I hike in Forest Park?
The longest trail networks: Winton Woods, 0.6 miles; Joseph H Kanter Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Forest Park is conserved land?
3% 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 Forest Park’s trails?
Winton Woods and Central Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Forest Park?
1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of painted or protected lanes and 0.7 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Forest Park?
17,686 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Forest Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 139 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Forest Park have?
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #534 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 Forest Park 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 →