Photo: Nyttend · Public domain43% of Grandview Township’s land is conserved: 9,644 acres
30 miles of mapped trail cross Grandview Township, 0.8 per square mile of land. 23% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 8 acres are parks and preserves, 6.0 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Grandview Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Grandview Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Grandview Township is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park 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
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9,644 conserved acres
43% of Grandview Township’s land. Who manages Grandview Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 9,644 | Open |
6 places to go in Grandview Township
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.
3 boat launches without a name on the map.
15 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
5 more trails
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.
The best walking months in Grandview Township: April and August
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 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 44 | 53 | 66 | 75 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 67 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
November is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Grandview Township →
Grandview Township and its neighbors
Grandview Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 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 Township | 43% | 0.8 | 6 | 23% | B |
| Independence Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Ludlow Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Benton Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Jackson Township | — 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 Township
How much of Grandview Township is conserved land?
43% 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.
Is there public land near Grandview Township?
64,147 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Grandview Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9,702 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Grandview Township have?
Ahead of 61% 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 Grandview Township 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 →