William Henry Harrison Park
Park
56 acres0.6 mi of trail
Wood Lot TrailRiver Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainCOutdoors
Outdoors in Freedom Township
Freedom Township has 75 acres of parks, 28 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: William Henry Harrison Park (0.6 mi). 1.8 miles of mapped trail cross Freedom Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 54% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns · #684 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
108 acres · of 30.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
75 ac
28 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
54%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.0 mi
1.0 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Freedom Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Freedom Township is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns, #684 of 993 in Ohio. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Freedom Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land28 acres of park per 1,000 residents (75 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home54% 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 34%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 31%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− 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
The longest trail network is William Henry Harrison Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
108 conserved acres
1% of Freedom Township’s land. Who manages Freedom Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits92 ac
County15 ac
State natural resources1 ac
Conservation Easement · 80 acLocal Park · 15 acPrivate Conservation · 12 acState Recreation Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 80 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Henry Harrison Farm Park Local Park | County | 15 | Open |
| Huber Prairie Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 7 | Closed |
| BSC Homestead Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 5 | Closed |
| Lover's Portage River Access Fishing Access State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Freedom Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Freedom Township
1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Freedom Township
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Freedom Township
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Trails & water
3 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.6 mi
Portage River Trail0.9 mi
Wood Lot Trail0.4 mi
River Trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Basketball
3Baseball
2Pickleball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Freedom 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 47 | 61 | 72 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 64 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 3.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Freedom Township →
Next door
Freedom Township and its neighbors
Freedom Township has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Township | 1% | 0.1 | 28 | 54% | C |
| Center Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 68 | 14% | C |
| Montgomery Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 46 | 63% | C+ |
| Troy Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 8 | 33% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Freedom Township
Where can I hike in Freedom Township?
The longest trail networks: William Henry Harrison Park, 0.6 miles; Memorial Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Freedom Township is conserved land?
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 Freedom Township’s trails?
William Henry Harrison Park and Portage River Trail don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Freedom Township?
1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Freedom Township?
2,928 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Freedom Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 75 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Freedom Township have?
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #684 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 Freedom 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 →