Few parks or trails are on the map in Lake Mohawk
23 acres are parks and preserves, 17 per 1,000 residents. 40% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Lake Mohawk have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lake Mohawk is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Water is 18% of Lake Mohawk’s area (1 of 4 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
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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24 conserved acres
1% of Lake Mohawk’s land. Water is left out: Lake Mohawk has 3.7 square miles of land and 0.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lake Mohawk’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoshone Trail Park Local Park | Private owners | 14 | Open |
| Lake Mohawk Ball Park Local Recreation Area | Private owners | 5 | Open |
| Beach Park Local Park | Private owners | 4 | Open |
2 places to go in Lake Mohawk
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
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.
The best walking months in Lake Mohawk: April, 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 39 | 48 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Lake Mohawk →
Questions about parks and trails in Lake Mohawk
How much of Lake Mohawk 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 Lake Mohawk?
2,295 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lake Mohawk or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 23 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lake Mohawk have?
Ahead of 22% 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 Lake Mohawk 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 →