Spartan Fields
Park
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nick22aku at English Wikipedia · Public domainDOutdoors
Outdoors in Madison Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Madison Township
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Madison Township. 18 acres are parks and preserves, 1.6 per 1,000 residents. 20% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 6% of U.S. towns · #960 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 15.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
18 ac
1.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
20%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.1 mi
1.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Madison Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Madison Township is ahead of 6% of U.S. towns, #960 of 993 in Ohio. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Madison Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land1.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (18 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home20% 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 6%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 3%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Madison 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 still be D. 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.
Deer Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
4 places to go in Madison Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Madison Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Madison Township
1 peak without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Madison Township
Light & Life Christain Camp
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
5Tennis
4Basketball
3Soccer
3Baseball
1Equestrian
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Samuel Lewis HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itWhen 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 47 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Madison Township →
Next door
Madison Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Washington Township6.0 miSpringfield Township5.5 miMifflin Township5.4 miMansfield4.1 miMadison Township0.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 20% | D |
| Mansfield | 1% | 0.1 | 9 | 76% | C+ |
| Mifflin Township | 11% | 0.2 | 19 | 14% | B− |
| Washington Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 14 | 14% | C− |
| Springfield Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 16 | 29% | 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
How much of Madison 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 Madison Township’s trails?
Spartan Fields and Deer Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Madison Township?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Madison Township?
2,792 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Madison Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 18 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Madison Township have?
Ahead of 6% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #960 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 Madison 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 →