Guilford Lake State Park
Managed by Ohio Department of Natural Resources
504 acres
Dog rules not recorded
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Outdoors in Guilford Lake
32% of Guilford Lake’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 32% of Guilford Lake’s land is conserved, about 490 acres. 509 acres are parks and preserves, 389 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 85% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
32%
490 acres · of 2.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
509 ac
389 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 beach · 1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Guilford Lake?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Guilford Lake have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Guilford Lake is ahead of 85% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Guilford Lake’s overall grade.
Conserved land32% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land389 acres of park per 1,000 residents (509 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13AParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 85%
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Water is 18% of Guilford Lake’s area (1 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 26%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Guilford Lake. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
490 conserved acres
32% of Guilford Lake’s land. Water is left out: Guilford Lake has 2.4 square miles of land and 0.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Guilford Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources490 ac
State Park · 490 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guilford Lake State Park State Park | State natural resources | 490 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Guilford Lake
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Guilford Lake
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Guilford Lake
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Guilford Lake
Guilford Lake State Park CampgroundIn Guilford Lake State Park
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Soccer
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Guilford Lake: April, 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 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 48 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Guilford Lake →
Next door
Guilford Lake 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guilford Lake | 32% | under 0.1 | 389 | 99%+ | A |
| Hanover Township | 3% | under 0.1 | 149 | 45% | B− |
| Butler Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 10% | D |
| Center Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 77 | 49% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Guilford Lake
How much of Guilford Lake is conserved land?
32% 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 Guilford Lake’s trails?
Guilford Lake State Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Guilford Lake?
1,747 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Guilford Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 509 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Guilford Lake 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 Guilford Lake neighbors.
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Sources
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 →