Photo: Nyttend · Public domainVirtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Holgate
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 26 acres are parks and preserves, 25 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Holgate?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Holgate have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Holgate is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles 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
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7 conserved acres
1% of Holgate’s land. Who manages Holgate’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holgate Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
1 places to go in Holgate
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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.
September is the best month for walking in Holgate
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 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 47 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 85 | 82 | 77 | 64 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Holgate →
Questions about parks and trails in Holgate
How much of Holgate is conserved land?
1% 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 Holgate?
812 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Holgate or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Holgate have?
Ahead of 48% 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 Holgate 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 →