Grand River State Wildlife Area
Managed by Ohio State Parks & Watercraft
554 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainCOutdoors
Outdoors in Mesopotamia Township
Mesopotamia Township has 110 acres of parks, 32 for every 1,000 residents
9% of Mesopotamia Township’s land is conserved, about 1,450 acres. 4% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns · #683 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
1,450 acres · of 26.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
110 ac
32 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
4%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mesopotamia Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mesopotamia Township is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns, #683 of 993 in Ohio. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mesopotamia Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land32 acres of park per 1,000 residents (110 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home4% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 34%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 31%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Mesopotamia Hunting Area
Managed by Ohio Division of Wildlife
296 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Grand River Wildlife Area
Managed by Ohio Division of Wildlife
295 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,450 conserved acres
9% of Mesopotamia Township’s land. Who manages Mesopotamia Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources944 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits495 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)8 ac
Private owners3 ac
State Conservation Area · 947 acUnknown Easement · 420 acAgricultural Easement · 75 acConservation Easement · 8 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 503 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand River Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 843 | Restricted |
| Mesopatamia Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 101 | Open |
| Whitford Woods Hunt Club State Conservation Area | Private owners | 3 | Closed |
Things to do
1 places to go in Mesopotamia Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Mesopotamia Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
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
2Equestrian
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place 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.
Mesopotamia Village DistrictDistrict · listed 1974
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Mesopotamia Township: April to June, 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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 46 | 60 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Mesopotamia Township →
Next door
Mesopotamia Township and its neighbors
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Middlefield Township4.9 miParkman Township1.4 miFarmington Township0.7 miWindsor Township0.2 miMesopotamia Township0.0 miBloomfield Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesopotamia Township | 9% | under 0.1 | 32 | 4% | C |
| Middlefield Township | 12% | 0.2 | 159 | 38% | B+ |
| Farmington Township | 31% | under 0.1 | 99 | 30% | B |
| Bloomfield Township | 29% | under 0.1 | 11 | 12% | C |
| Windsor Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 1 | 7% | D |
| Parkman Township | 7% | 0.1 | 121 | 33% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Mesopotamia Township
How much of Mesopotamia Township is conserved land?
9% 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 Mesopotamia Township’s trails?
Grand River State Wildlife Area and Mesopotamia Hunting Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mesopotamia Township?
17,866 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mesopotamia Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 110 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mesopotamia Township have?
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #683 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 Mesopotamia 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 →