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Outdoors in Lake Milton

More than half of Lake Milton’s land is conserved: 72%

72% of Lake Milton’s land is conserved, about 700 acres. The biggest trail networks: Lake Milton State Park (0.7 mi). 709 acres are parks and preserves, 1,294 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
72%
700 acres · of 1.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
709 ac
1,294 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.1 mi
0.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
2 boat launches
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

The longest trail network is Lake Milton State Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Lake Milton State Park

Managed by Ohio State Parks & Watercraft
27 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it

700 conserved acres

72% of Lake Milton’s land. Water is left out: Lake Milton has 1.5 square miles of land and 1.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lake Milton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources700 ac
State Park · 700 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Lake Milton State Park
State Park
State natural resources700Open
Things to do

3 places to go in Lake Milton

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Boat launches in Lake Milton

2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

1.1 miles of bike routes

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

0.8 mi
off-road bike paths
0.3 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
3Baseball
1Volleyball

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Lake Milton: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.611.813.314.515.114.813.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)353848617180838275635040
Rain (in)2.92.33.03.73.84.34.23.63.73.32.72.9

February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Lake Milton →

Questions about parks and trails in Lake Milton

Where can I hike in Lake Milton?

The longest trail networks: Lake Milton State Park, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Lake Milton’s trails?

Lake Milton State Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Lake Milton?

1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths and 0.3 of shoulders and shared lanes.

Is there public land near Lake Milton?

13,407 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lake Milton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 709 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Lake Milton 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 →