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Outdoors in Howard

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Howard

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1% of Howard’s land is conserved, about 2 acres. 2 acres are parks and preserves, 8.5 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
1%
2 acres · of 0.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
8.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi paths
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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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.

Howard Rotary Park (Ohio to Erie Trailhead)

Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
Who protects it

2 conserved acres

1% of Howard’s land. Who manages Howard’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County2 ac
Local Park · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Rotary Park
Local Park
County2Open
Biking & sports

0.2 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Football

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

August is the best month for walking in Howard

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.813.812.411.09.99.3
High (°F)363949627280838276645140
Rain (in)3.02.53.33.94.24.64.13.53.32.92.93.1

February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Howard →

Questions about parks and trails in Howard

Are dogs allowed on Howard’s trails?

Howard Rotary Park (Ohio to Erie Trailhead) doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Howard?

0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Howard?

1,138 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Howard or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Howard 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 →