Highlands Nature Sanctuary
Managed by Arc of Appalachia
98 acres
No dogs
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B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Marshall Township
Marshall Township has 1,012 acres of parks, 1,072 for every 1,000 residents
8% of Marshall Township’s land is conserved, about 1,054 acres. 41% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.4 miles of mapped trail cross Marshall Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
1,054 acres · of 21.9 sq mi of land
Trails
3.4 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,012 ac
1,072 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
41%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Marshall Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Marshall Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Marshall Township is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Marshall Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land1,072 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,012 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home41% 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 65%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,054 conserved acres
8% of Marshall Township’s land. Who manages Marshall Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources999 ac
Private owners45 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits10 ac
State Park · 999 acPrivate Park · 45 acPrivate Conservation · 10 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Fork State Park State Park | State natural resources | 999 | Open |
| Rocky fork Golf and Tennis Center Private Park | Private owners | 45 | Open |
| Spruce Hill-Rocky Fork-Hope Springs-Rock Run-Kamama Prairie Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 10 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Marshall Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Marshall Township
South Beach
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Marshall Township
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Marshall Township
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Disc golf in Marshall Township
South Beach Disc Golf CourseOhio Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsBiking & 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
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Marshall 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 43 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 66 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Marshall Township →
Next door
Marshall Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Township | 8% | 0.2 | 1,072 | 41% | B+ |
| Paint Township | 22% | 0.4 | 653 | 51% | A− |
| Brushcreek Township | 7% | 0.5 | 1,597 | 21% | B+ |
| Washington Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Marshall Township
How much of Marshall Township is conserved land?
8% 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 Marshall Township’s trails?
Highlands Nature Sanctuary doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Marshall Township?
18,095 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Marshall Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,012 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Marshall Township have?
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Marshall 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 →