Ohio Valley Antique Machinery Showgrounds
Managed by Ohio Valley Antique Machinery Show
126 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Lewis Township
Lewis Township has 127 acres of parks, 43 for every 1,000 residents
11% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.7 miles of mapped trail cross Lewis Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 42.5 sq mi of land
Trails
3.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
127 ac
43 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
11%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
6 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lewis Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lewis Township is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lewis Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land43 acres of park per 1,000 residents (127 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home11% 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 22%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Lewis Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Colonel Higgins Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
7 places to go in Lewis Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Lewis Township
6 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Waterfalls in Lewis Township
Georgetown Waterfall
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Basketball
1Baseball
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 Lewis Township
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 45 | 54 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 68 | 55 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.7 |
November is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lewis Township →
Next door
Lewis Township and its neighbors
Lewis Township has the second most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Franklin Township3.8 miLewis Township3.7 miClark Township1.3 miPleasant Township1.0 miGeorgetown1.0 miAugusta0.4 miHigginsport0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 43 | 11% | C− |
| Pleasant Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 13 | 54% | C |
| Clark Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 41 | 29% | C− |
| Higginsport | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Franklin Township | 1% | 0.1 | 32 | 22% | C |
| Georgetown | 1% | 0.2 | 19 | 67% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lewis Township
How much of Lewis Township is conserved land?
under 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.
Are dogs allowed on Lewis Township’s trails?
Ohio Valley Antique Machinery Showgrounds and Colonel Higgins Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lewis Township?
5,751 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lewis Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 127 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lewis Township 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 Lewis 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 →