Photo: Turover at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.016% of Galena’s land is conserved, and 95% of residents live within a half mile of a park
16% of Galena’s land is conserved, about 181 acres. 85 acres are parks and preserves, 50 per 1,000 residents. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Galena, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 85% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Galena?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Galena have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Galena is ahead of 85% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Water is 6% of Galena’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 15%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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181 conserved acres
16% of Galena’s land. Water is left out: Galena has 1.7 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Galena’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoover Reservoir Park Local Park | Town or city | 84 | Open |
| Arrowhead Lake Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 80 | Open |
| Ruffner Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Blackhawk Golf Club Private Park | Private owners | 5 | Open |
2 places to go in Galena
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 lakes & rivers
2.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
August is the best month for walking in Galena
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 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 40 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 52 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Galena →
Galena and its neighbors
Galena has the most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galena | 16% | 0.2 | 50 | 95% | A |
| Sunbury | 2% | under 0.1 | 5 | 91% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Galena
How much of Galena is conserved land?
16% 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.
Where can I bike in Galena?
2.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of painted or protected lanes, 2.1 of off-road paths and 0.3 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Galena?
15,785 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Galena or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 85 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Galena have?
Ahead of 85% 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 Galena neighbors.
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 →