Lions Park
Park
25 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Liberty Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Liberty Township
0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Liberty Township. 40% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 34 acres are parks and preserves, 8.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns · #748 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
305 acres · of 15.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
34 ac
8.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
40%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.2 mi
6.2 mi paths
Highest peak
1,224 ft
Jewel Hill
Outdoors grade
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 27% of U.S. towns, #748 of 993 in Ohio. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Liberty Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land8.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (34 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home40% 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 27%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 25%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Lions Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Mccracken Fen State Nature Preserve
Managed by Ohio Department of Natural Resources
105 acres
No dogs
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Owens Fen State Nature Preserve
Managed by Ohio Department of Natural Resources
19 acres
No dogs
No trailhead mapped yet
Dodge Park
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
305 conserved acres
3% of Liberty Township’s land. Who manages Liberty Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners195 ac
State natural resources110 ac
Private Park · 195 acState Conservation Area · 110 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Hills Golf Club Private Park | Private owners | 136 | Open |
| Mccracken Fen Dedicated Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 92 | Closed |
| Wee Hills Golf Club Private Park | Private owners | 59 | Open |
| Liberty/Owens Fen Dedicated Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 18 | Closed |
Things to do
2 places to go in Liberty Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Liberty Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Liberty Township
Jewel Hill1,224 ft elevation
DirectionsBiking & sports
6.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
6.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
9Soccer
6Baseball
1Football
1Basketball
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 Liberty 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 38 | 48 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Liberty Township →
Next door
Liberty Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Jefferson Township10 miLake Township6.1 miSalem Township3.0 miHarrison Township0.8 miMonroe Township0.6 miLiberty Township0.4 miHarrison Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Township | 3% | under 0.1 | 9 | 40% | C |
| Monroe Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 22 | 8% | C− |
| Lake Township | 3% | 0.5 | 14 | 96% | B+ |
| Harrison Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Jefferson Township | 3% | 0.3 | 76 | 42% | B |
| Harrison Township | 7% | under 0.1 | 14 | 31% | C+ |
| Salem Township | 5% | 0.1 | 275 | 11% | 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
Where can I hike in Liberty Township?
The longest trail networks: Lions Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Liberty Township is conserved land?
3% 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 Liberty Township’s trails?
Lions Park and Mccracken Fen State Nature Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Liberty Township?
6.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Liberty Township?
1,740 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Liberty Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 34 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Liberty Township have?
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #748 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 Liberty 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 →