Mosquito Lake State Park
Managed by Ohio State Parks & Watercraft
1,484 acres1.2 mi of trail
Cherokee TrailTurkey Run Trail
Dogs on leash
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Mecca Township
47% of Mecca Township’s land is conserved: 6,123 acres
531 acres are parks and preserves, 261 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Mosquito Lake State Park (1.2 mi). 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Mecca Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
47%
6,123 acres · of 20.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
531 ac
261 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
58%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
9 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Mecca Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mecca Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mecca Township is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mecca Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land47% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land261 acres of park per 1,000 residents (531 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13AParks close to home58% 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 74%
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Water is 24% of Mecca Township’s area (7 of 27 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 36%.
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 Mosquito Lake State Park, with 1.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Mosquito Creek State Wildlife Area
Managed by Ohio State Parks & Watercraft
583 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
6,123 conserved acres
47% of Mecca Township’s land. Water is left out: Mecca Township has 20.3 square miles of land and 6.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Mecca Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources6,123 ac
State Park · 5,674 acState Conservation Area · 449 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mosquito Creek State Park State Park | State natural resources | 5,674 | Open |
| Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 449 | Restricted |
Things to do
29 places to go in Mecca Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Mecca Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Mecca Township
Mecca Boat Ramp - Mosquito Lake State ParkIn Mosquito Lake State Park
DirectionsPlus 8 boat launches without a name on the map.
Fishing spots in Mecca Township
15 fishing spots without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Mecca Township
Jan's Campground
DirectionsMecca Fish Camp
DirectionsPlus 1 campground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Horses · 0.9 miUnpaved · 1.0 mi
Cherokee Trail0.7 mi
Turkey Run Trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & 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
5Baseball
3Equestrian
2Soccer
1Football
1Tracks
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Mecca Township: April, May, August and September
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 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Mecca Township →
Next door
Mecca Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Bazetta Township15 miJohnston Township3.8 miCortland3.4 miGreene Township2.0 miMecca Township1.3 miBristol Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mecca Township | 47% | 0.1 | 261 | 58% | B+ |
| Cortland | 5% | 0.8 | 23 | 48% | B+ |
| Bazetta Township | 29% | 0.7 | 196 | 57% | A |
| Johnston Township | 4% | 0.2 | 7 | 4% | C |
| Bristol Township | 6% | under 0.1 | 9 | 13% | C− |
| Greene 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 Mecca Township
Where can I hike in Mecca Township?
The longest trail networks: Mosquito Lake State Park, 1.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mecca Township is conserved land?
47% 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 Mecca Township’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Mosquito Lake State Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mecca Township?
5,803 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mecca Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 531 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mecca Township have?
Ahead of 74% 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 Mecca 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 →