Buckeye Woods County Park
Park
1,214 acres2 mi of trail
Trail, Schleman Nature PreserveNature Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lafayette Township
Lafayette Township has 1,560 acres of parks, 255 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Buckeye Woods County Park (2 mi). 9% of Lafayette Township’s land is conserved, about 1,274 acres. 2.8 miles of mapped trail cross Lafayette Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns · #265 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
1,274 acres · of 22.9 sq mi of land
Trails
2.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,560 ac
255 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
62%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
7.1 mi
7.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
6
What kind of outdoors town is Lafayette Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lafayette Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lafayette Township is ahead of 69% of U.S. towns, #265 of 993 in Ohio. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lafayette Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land255 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,560 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13AParks close to home62% 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 69%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 73%
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
The longest trail network is Buckeye Woods County Park, with 2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lake Road Property - Medina County Park District - Undeveloped Site
Park
122 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,274 conserved acres
9% of Lafayette Township’s land. Who manages Lafayette Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County1,160 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits81 ac
Town or city33 ac
Regional agency23 ac
Local Park · 768 acLocal Conservation Area · 355 acPrivate Conservation · 81 acLocal Recreation Area · 69 acOther Easement · 23 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye Woods Park Local Park | County | 393 | Open |
| Chippewa Lake Acquisition Local Conservation Area | County | 290 | Open |
| Chippewa Lake Nature Areas Local Park | County | 208 | Restricted |
| Chippewa Inlet Trail 11 Local Park | County | 116 | Open |
| Medina Chapter / Izzak Walton League Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 81 | Open |
| Chippewa Lake 5 Local Conservation Area | County | 65 | Open |
| Chippewa Inlet Trail Local Park | County | 45 | Open |
| Chippewa Inlet Trail 6 Local Recreation Area | County | 41 | Open |
| Chippewa Rail Trail Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 6 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 2.6 mi
Trail, Schleman Nature Preserve1.5 mi
Nature Trail0.5 mi
Biking & sports
7.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
7.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lafayette Township: April and July to 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 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Lafayette Township →
Next door
Lafayette Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Medina11 miMontville Township9.1 miChatham Township4.5 miWestfield Township3.5 miLafayette Township2.8 miYork Township0.5 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Township | 9% | 0.1 | 255 | 62% | B+ |
| Medina | 8% | 1.0 | 36 | 93% | A |
| Westfield Township | 3% | 0.2 | 476 | 37% | B− |
| Montville Township | 4% | 0.4 | 64 | 68% | B+ |
| York Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 44 | 18% | C |
| Chatham Township | 4% | 0.2 | 171 | 25% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lafayette Township
Where can I hike in Lafayette Township?
The longest trail networks: Buckeye Woods County Park, 2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lafayette Township is conserved land?
9% 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 Lafayette Township’s trails?
Buckeye Woods County Park and Lake Road Property - Medina County Park District - Undeveloped Site don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lafayette Township?
7.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 7.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Lafayette Township?
9,831 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lafayette Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,560 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lafayette Township have?
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #265 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 Lafayette 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 →