Mott Drug Store · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainGarrettsville has 47 acres of parks, 17 for every 1,000 residents
84% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Garrettsville, 0.4 per square mile of land. 3% of Garrettsville’s land is conserved, about 44 acres.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Garrettsville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Garrettsville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Garrettsville is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Craig Moser Park
44 conserved acres
3% of Garrettsville’s land. Who manages Garrettsville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library Park Local Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Garrettsville Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Sugar Bush Golf Club Private Park | Private owners | 1 | Open |
6 places to go in Garrettsville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 waterfalls without a name on the map.
1 named trail
0.0 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Garrettsville: 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) | 34 | 37 | 46 | 60 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Garrettsville →
Garrettsville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrettsville | 3% | 0.4 | 17 | 84% | B |
| Nelson Township | 5% | 0.2 | 161 | 39% | B |
| Freedom Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 5 | 12% | D |
| Windham Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Hiram Township | 10% | 0.6 | 224 | 22% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Garrettsville
How much of Garrettsville 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 Garrettsville’s trails?
Bill Phelps Village Park and Tom Hardesty Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Garrettsville?
14,356 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Garrettsville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 47 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Garrettsville have?
Ahead of 62% 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 Garrettsville 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 →