Photo: Rfigura · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Lodi
11% of Lodi’s land is conserved, about 148 acres. 13 acres are parks and preserves, 4.7 per 1,000 residents. 74% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns · #652 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Lodi?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Lodi have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lodi is ahead of 37% of U.S. towns, #652 of 993 in Ohio. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull 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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148 conserved acres
11% of Lodi’s land. Who manages Lodi’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Fork Nature Preserve Local Park | County | 131 | Restricted |
| Lodi Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Knollbrook Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 4 | Open |
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Lodi: 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 38 | 47 | 61 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Lodi →
Questions about parks and trails in Lodi
How much of Lodi is conserved land?
11% 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 Lodi?
6,205 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lodi or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lodi have?
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #652 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 Lodi 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 →