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Outdoors in Manchester Township

More than half of Manchester Township’s land is conserved: 76%

76% of Manchester Township’s land is conserved, about 8,915 acres. 21 miles of mapped trail cross Manchester Township, 1.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
76%
8,915 acres · of 18.2 sq mi of land
Trails
21 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
7
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

8,915 conserved acres

76% of Manchester Township’s land. Who manages Manchester Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Private owners8,915 ac
Private Other or Unknown · 8,915 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
American Electric Power Fee
Private Other or Unknown
Private owners6,857Open
American Electric Power Restricted Land
Private Other or Unknown
Private owners2,057Open
Things to do

3 places to go in Manchester Township

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

Campgrounds in Manchester Township
Sawmill Road CampgroundOhio Department of Natural Resources
Directions
Woodgrove Campground H
Directions

Plus 1 campground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

2 named trails and 7 lakes & rivers

When to get out

The best walking months in Manchester Township: April and August

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)9.610.611.813.214.315.014.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)394353667482858478665443
Rain (in)3.22.73.63.74.14.54.53.53.33.02.93.3

February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Manchester Township →

Next door

Manchester Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Manchester Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sharon Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bristol Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Brookfield Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Center Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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

Questions about parks and trails in Manchester Township

Is there public land near Manchester Township?

5,775 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Manchester Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Manchester 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 →