Shuey's Mill · Photo: Pjsham · CC BY-SA 3.0Germantown has 64 acres of parks, 11 for every 1,000 residents
44% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Germantown, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Germantown’s land is conserved, about 63 acres.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns · #701 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Germantown?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Germantown have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Germantown is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns, #701 of 993 in Ohio. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
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.
63 conserved acres
2% of Germantown’s land. Who manages Germantown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 14 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kercher Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 43 | Open |
| Veterans Memorial Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 6 | Open |
4 places to go in Germantown
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2.9 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.
5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 9 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
August is the best month for walking in Germantown
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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 41 | 52 | 65 | 74 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 66 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Germantown →
Questions about parks and trails in Germantown
How much of Germantown is conserved land?
2% 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 Germantown’s trails?
Kercher Community Park and Veteran's Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Germantown?
2.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Germantown?
8,739 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Germantown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 64 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Germantown have?
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #701 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 Germantown 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 →