Few parks or trails are on the map in Liberty Township
302 acres are parks and preserves, 197 per 1,000 residents. 9% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Liberty Township.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Liberty Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Liberty Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Liberty Township is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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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324 conserved acres
2% of Liberty Township’s land. Who manages Liberty Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 13 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Farms Hunt Club Private Park | Private owners | 239 | Open |
| Land Private Recreation or Education | Land trusts & nonprofits | 62 | Open |
| Bucyrus Golf Club Private Park | Private owners | 10 | Open |
2 lakes & rivers
The best walking months in Liberty Township: 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 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 47 | 61 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Liberty Township →
Liberty Township and its neighbors
Liberty Township has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 197 | 9% | C |
| Bucyrus | 5% | 0.1 | 10 | 73% | B− |
| Whetstone Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 31 | under 1% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Liberty Township
How much of Liberty Township 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.
Is there public land near Liberty Township?
2,802 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Liberty Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 302 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Liberty Township have?
Ahead of 32% 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 Liberty Township 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 →