Howland Township Preserve
Managed by Howland Township
339 acres1.4 mi of trail
Wetland TrailHowland Wildlife Preserve Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Jack Pearce from Boardman, OH, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Howland Center
Howland Center has 60 acres of parks, 9.6 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Howland Township Preserve (1.4 mi), Howland Township Park (0.6 mi). 2.0 miles of mapped trail cross Howland Center, 0.5 per square mile of land. 40% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns · #610 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
51 acres · of 4.0 sq mi of land
Trails
2.0 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
60 ac
9.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
40%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.9 mi
0.9 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Howland Center have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Howland Center is ahead of 41% of U.S. towns, #610 of 993 in Ohio. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Howland Center’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land9.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (60 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home40% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 41%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 39%
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 Howland Township Preserve, with 1.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Howland Township Park
Park
62 acres0.6 mi of trail
Howland Wildlife Preserve Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
51 conserved acres
2% of Howland Center’s land. Who manages Howland Center’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city51 ac
Local Park · 51 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howland Township Park Mntnc Local Park | Town or city | 51 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Howland Center
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Howland Center
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Disc golf in Howland Center
Tiger Town Disc Golf CourseIn Howland Township Park
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
Wetland Trail1.3 mi
Howland Wildlife Preserve Trail0.1 mi
Biking & sports
0.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
13Soccer
6Tennis
3Baseball
2Beach volleyball
2Football
1Tracks
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Howland Center: April, May, 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 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Howland Center →
Next door
Howland Center 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howland Center | 2% | 0.5 | 10 | 40% | C+ |
| Howland Township | 4% | 0.7 | 4 | 32% | C+ |
| Warren | 4% | 0.5 | 7 | 54% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Howland Center
Where can I hike in Howland Center?
The longest trail networks: Howland Township Preserve, 1.4 miles; Howland Township Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Howland Center is conserved land?
2% 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 Howland Center’s trails?
Howland Township Preserve and Howland Township Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Howland Center?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Howland Center?
5,163 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Howland Center or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 60 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Howland Center have?
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #610 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 Howland Center 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 →