Genevieve Jones Preserve
Managed by Appalachia Ohio Alliance
309 acres5.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Harrison Township
5% of Harrison Township’s land is conserved: 903 acres
The biggest trail networks: Genevieve Jones Preserve (5.4 mi). 41 acres are parks and preserves, 4.4 per 1,000 residents. 12 miles of mapped trail cross Harrison Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns · #545 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
903 acres · of 27.5 sq mi of land
Trails
12 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
41 ac
4.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
59%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.2 mi
1.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
4
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Harrison Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Harrison Township is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns, #545 of 993 in Ohio. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Harrison Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (12 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land4.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (41 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13CParks close to home59% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 47%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 45%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B. 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
The longest trail network is Genevieve Jones Preserve, with 5.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Ashville Community Park
Park
10 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Mackey Ford State Wildlife Area
Managed by Ohio Department of Natural Resources
201 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Cook Preserve
Managed by Appalachia Ohio Alliance
33 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 7 parks & preserves
Genevieve Jones Preserve309 acres · 5.4 mi of trail · Appalachia Ohio Alliance
DirectionsAshville Community Park10 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsMackey Ford State Wildlife Area201 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Ohio Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsMarvin Webster Memorial Park10 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsCook Preserve33 acres · Appalachia Ohio Alliance
DirectionsTeays Valley Fields20 acres · Teays Valley Youth Baseball League
DirectionsAshville West Side Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
903 conserved acres
5% of Harrison Township’s land. Who manages Harrison Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners664 ac
State natural resources199 ac
Town or city40 ac
Private Other or Unknown · 508 acState Conservation Area · 199 acPrivate Park · 157 acLocal Park · 21 acLocal Recreation Area · 20 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Electric Power - Pickway Plant Private Other or Unknown | Private owners | 508 | Open |
| Mackey Ford Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 199 | Restricted |
| Cooks Creek Golf Club Private Park | Private owners | 157 | Open |
| Teays Valley Youth Baseball League Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Ashville Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Marvin Webster Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Harrison Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Harrison Township
Millport Park
DirectionsPlus 6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Harrison Township
Bark Park
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Horses · 1.0 miUnpaved · 1.1 mi
Ashville Pike0.8 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
13Soccer
12Baseball
7Pickleball
6Tennis
5Basketball
2Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Harrison Township
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 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 41 | 52 | 65 | 74 | 83 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 66 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Harrison Township →
Next door
Harrison Township and its neighbors
Harrison Township has the most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Harrison Township12 miMadison Township8.6 miSouth Bloomfield6.9 miWalnut Township5.6 miScioto Township5.0 miHamilton Township4.7 miJackson Township2.2 miAshville1.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | 5% | 0.4 | 4 | 59% | B− |
| Walnut Township | 2% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Scioto Township | 2% | 0.1 | 2 | 51% | C− |
| South Bloomfield | 6% | 1.7 | 3 | 32% | B− |
| Jackson Township | 1% | 0.1 | 152 | 4% | C |
| Madison Township | 12% | 0.4 | 1,021 | 19% | B+ |
| Hamilton Township | 3% | 0.4 | 31 | 79% | B |
| Ashville | 1% | 0.5 | 2 | 91% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Harrison Township
Where can I hike in Harrison Township?
The longest trail networks: Genevieve Jones Preserve, 5.4 miles; Ashville Community Park, 0.4 miles; Mackey Ford State Wildlife Area, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Harrison Township is conserved land?
5% 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 Harrison Township’s trails?
Genevieve Jones Preserve and Ashville Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Harrison Township?
1.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Harrison Township?
11,895 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Harrison Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 41 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Harrison Township have?
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #545 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 Harrison Township 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 →