Water Works Park
Park
5 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainDOutdoors
Outdoors in Marion Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Marion Township
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Marion Township. 18 acres are parks and preserves, 2.7 per 1,000 residents. 42% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns · #899 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
168 acres · of 42.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
18 ac
2.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
42%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.9 mi
0.9 mi lanes · 2.0 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
1 beach
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Marion Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Marion Township is ahead of 13% of U.S. towns, #899 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 Marion Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land2.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (18 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home42% 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 13%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 9%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Marion 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 range from D 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 Water Works Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
168 conserved acres
1% of Marion Township’s land. Who manages Marion Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners155 ac
Town or city14 ac
Private Park · 155 acLocal Park · 14 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delphos Golf Club Private Park | Private owners | 155 | Open |
| Leisure Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Waterworks Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Marion Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Marion Township
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Marion Township
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Marion Township
1 dog park without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.9 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
2.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball
2Soccer
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Marion 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 37 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 64 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Marion Township →
Next door
Marion Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Amanda Township3.7 miDelphos2.9 miSpencer Township2.3 miJennings Township0.5 miMarion Township0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 42% | D |
| Amanda Township | 2% | 0.1 | 118 | 5% | C+ |
| Jennings Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 10 | 32% | C− |
| Delphos | 3% | 0.9 | 11 | 81% | B |
| Spencer Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 20 | 75% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Marion Township
Where can I hike in Marion Township?
The longest trail networks: Water Works Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Marion Township is conserved land?
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 Marion Township’s trails?
Water Works Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Marion Township?
2.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of painted or protected lanes and 2.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Marion Township?
1,775 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Marion Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 18 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Marion Township have?
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #899 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 Marion 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 →