Goshen Township Memorial Park
Park
25 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainBOutdoors
Outdoors in Mechanicsburg
Mechanicsburg has 28 acres of parks, 16 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Goshen Township Memorial Park (0.5 mi). 5% of Mechanicsburg’s land is conserved, about 27 acres. 60% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
27 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
28 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
60%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Mechanicsburg?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mechanicsburg have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mechanicsburg is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mechanicsburg’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (28 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to home60% 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 61%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Mechanicsburg. 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 B to B+. 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 Goshen Township Memorial Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
27 conserved acres
5% of Mechanicsburg’s land. Who manages Mechanicsburg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city27 ac
Local Park · 27 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goshen Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 27 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Mechanicsburg
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Mechanicsburg
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
2Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →18 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.
Barr HouseBuilding · listed 1985
About itDemand-Gest HouseBuilding · listed 1985
About itDr. Clark HouseBuilding · listed 1985
About itDr. Ninchelser HouseBuilding · listed 1985
About itHenry Burnham HouseBuilding · listed 1985
About itKimball HouseBuilding · listed 1985
About itLowler's TavernBuilding · listed 1985
About itMagruder BuildingBuilding · listed 1985
About itMaj. John C. Baker HouseBuilding · listed 1985
About itMasonic TempleBuilding · listed 1985
About itMechanicsburg Baptist ChurchBuilding · listed 1985
About itNorvall Hunter FarmBuilding · listed 1985
About it6 more on the History page.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Mechanicsburg
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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 39 | 49 | 62 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 51 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Mechanicsburg →
Questions about parks and trails in Mechanicsburg
Where can I hike in Mechanicsburg?
The longest trail networks: Goshen Township Memorial Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mechanicsburg is conserved land?
5% 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 Mechanicsburg’s trails?
Goshen Township Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mechanicsburg?
1,028 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mechanicsburg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 28 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mechanicsburg have?
Ahead of 61% 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 Mechanicsburg 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 →