Photo: Sixflashphoto · CC BY-SA 4.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Grandview Heights
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Grandview Heights, 0.8 per square mile of land. 46 acres are parks and preserves, 5.3 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns · #216 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Grandview Heights?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Grandview Heights have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Grandview Heights is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns, #216 of 993 in Ohio. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull 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.
Wyman Woods Park
Pierce Field
All 7 parks & preserves
37 conserved acres
4% of Grandview Heights’ land. Who manages Grandview Heights’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyman Woods Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Wallace Gardens Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Mckinley Field Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| C.Ray Buck Sports Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Pierce Field Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Parkway Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Yard Street Green Space Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
8 places to go in Grandview Heights
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Plus 1 community garden without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
3.5 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.
August is the best month for walking in Grandview Heights
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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 74 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 66 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Grandview Heights →
Grandview Heights and its neighbors
Grandview Heights 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandview Heights | 4% | 0.8 | 5 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Marble Cliff | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Grandview Heights
Where can I hike in Grandview Heights?
The longest trail networks: Wyman Woods Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Grandview Heights is conserved land?
4% 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 Grandview Heights’ trails?
C Ray Buck Park and Wyman Woods Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Grandview Heights?
3.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths and 3.4 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Grandview Heights?
15,469 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Grandview Heights or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 46 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Grandview Heights have?
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #216 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 Grandview Heights 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 →