Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in McKean Township
224 acres are parks and preserves, 129 per 1,000 residents. 10% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross McKean Township.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is McKean Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does McKean Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, McKean Township is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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223 conserved acres
1% of McKean Township’s land. Who manages McKean Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Links at Echo Springs Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 223 | Open |
2 places to go in McKean Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 lakes & rivers
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
August is the best month for walking in McKean 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 39 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in McKean Township →
McKean Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKean Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 129 | 10% | C |
| Liberty Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 80 | 29% | C |
| Granville Township | 4% | 0.3 | 20 | 55% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in McKean Township
How much of McKean 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.
Is there public land near McKean Township?
3,931 acres of parks and open public land lie inside McKean Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 224 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does McKean Township have?
Ahead of 30% 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 McKean Township neighbors.
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 →