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Madison Township, Hancock County, OhioPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain
–Not graded
Outdoors in Madison Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Madison Township

40 acres are parks and preserves, 41 per 1,000 residents. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Madison Township. 5% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
40 acres · of 22.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
40 ac
41 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
5%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

40 conserved acres

under 1% of Madison Township’s land. Who manages Madison Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources40 ac
State Conservation Area · 40 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Wildlife Production Area 43
State Conservation Area
State natural resources40Open
Things to do

2 places to go in Madison Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Campgrounds in Madison Township
Sulpher Lake Campground
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
1Basketball
1Beach volleyball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Madison 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.89.3
High (°F)343747617281848276645038
Rain (in)2.52.12.53.53.94.03.93.33.02.82.72.4

February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Madison Township →

Next door

Madison Township and its neighbors

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Van Buren Township1.8 miArlington1.1 miMadison Township0.7 miDelaware Township0.4 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Madison Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Arlingtonunder 1%1.41770%B−
Van Buren Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Delaware Townshipunder 1%under 0.16645%C

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Madison Township

Is there public land near Madison Township?

2,606 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Madison Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 40 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Madison Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →