MacIvor Woods
Managed by Humane Society Wildlife Land & Trust
58 acres1.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Mgeorge19 · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Marysville
Marysville has 15 miles of mapped trails, 0.8 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: MacIvor Woods (1.3 mi), Scott Family Park (1.1 mi), Eljer Park (0.9 mi). 591 acres are parks and preserves, 21 per 1,000 residents. 6% of Marysville’s land is conserved, about 639 acres.
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns · #207 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
639 acres · of 17.6 sq mi of land
Trails
15 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
591 ac
21 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
72%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
9.4 mi
9.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Marysville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Marysville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Marysville is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns, #207 of 993 in Ohio. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Marysville’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (15 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land21 acres of park per 1,000 residents (591 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home72% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 75%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 79%
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
The longest trail network is MacIvor Woods, with 1.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Scott Family Park
Managed by City of Marysville
112 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Greenwood Park
Park
20 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
All 20 parks & preserves
MacIvor Woods58 acres · 1.3 mi of trail · Humane Society Wildlife Land & Trust
Scott Family Park112 acres · 1.1 mi of trail · City of Marysville
DirectionsEljer Park22 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
DirectionsGreenwood Park20 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
DirectionsMcCarthy Park27 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Aldersgate Park17 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Community Commons1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsMcCloud Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Mill Creek Park76 acres
DirectionsMill Valley Park North61 acres
DirectionsUnion County Fairgrounds48 acres · Union County Fair Board
DirectionsMill Valley Park South44 acres
DirectionsMemorial Park25 acres
DirectionsSchwartzkopf Park11 acres
DirectionsRay Lewis Park5 acres
DirectionsScott Circle Park3 acres
Trinity Park3 acres
Butterfly Park1 acres
Morey Park1 acres · City of Marysville
DirectionsBoy Scouts Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
639 conserved acres
6% of Marysville’s land. Who manages Marysville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city497 ac
Private owners145 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits55 ac
County46 ac
Local Park · 389 acPrivate Park · 145 acForest Stewardship Easement · 108 acConservation Easement · 55 acLocal Recreation Area · 46 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 5 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 21 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timberview Golf Club Private Park | Private owners | 108 | Open |
| Mill Valley Park Local Park | Town or city | 96 | Open |
| Schwartzkopf Park Local Park | Town or city | 85 | Open |
| McCarthy Park Local Park | Town or city | 61 | Open |
| MacIvor Woods Nature Preserve Forest Stewardship Easement | Town or city | 54 | Restricted |
| Union County Fairgrounds Local Recreation Area | County | 46 | Open |
| Airport Park Local Park | Town or city | 39 | Open |
| Marysville Golf Club Private Park | Private owners | 37 | Open |
| American Legion Park Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Eljer Park Local Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
27 places to go in Marysville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Marysville
23 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Marysville
Bark Park
DirectionsPlus 1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Picnic areas in Marysville
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Disc golf in Marysville
1 disc golf course without a name on the map.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
9.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
9.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
15Baseball
12Tennis
9Basketball
7Soccer
5Football
3Volleyball
1Pickleball
1Equestrian
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →7 places 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.
Gilcrist HouseBuilding · listed 1976
About itMarysville Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1978
About itDr. David W. Henderson HouseBuilding · listed 2001
About itPartridge, Reuben L. HouseBuilding · listed 2021
About itHarmon Building-Ohio Reformatory for WomenBuilding · listed 2021
About itOakdale Cemetery Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2024
About itMarysville Light and Water Company PlantBuilding · listed 2025
About itWhen to get out
August is the best month for walking in Marysville
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 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 39 | 49 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Marysville →
Next door
Marysville and its neighbors
Marysville has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marysville | 6% | 0.8 | 21 | 72% | B+ |
| Paris Township | 4% | 0.5 | 30 | 70% | B+ |
| Darby Township | 2% | 0.3 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Union Township | 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 51% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Marysville
Where can I hike in Marysville?
The longest trail networks: MacIvor Woods, 1.3 miles; Scott Family Park, 1.1 miles; Eljer Park, 0.9 miles; Greenwood Park, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Marysville is conserved land?
6% 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 Marysville’s trails?
MacIvor Woods and Scott Family Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Marysville?
9.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 9.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Marysville?
4,434 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Marysville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 591 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Marysville have?
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #207 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 Marysville 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 →