Middleport Ball Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
William H. Grant House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainC+Outdoors
Outdoors in Middleport
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Middleport
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2% of Middleport’s land is conserved, about 22 acres. 23 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
22 acres · of 1.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
23 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.2 mi
1.2 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Middleport?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Middleport have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Middleport is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Middleport’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (23 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 44%
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Water is 5% of Middleport’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
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
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
22 conserved acres
2% of Middleport’s land. Water is left out: Middleport has 1.8 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Middleport’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources14 ac
Town or city8 ac
State Conservation Area · 14 acLocal Park · 8 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Wetlands Wilderness Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 14 | Open |
| Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Dove Diles Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Middleport
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Middleport
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
1.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Basketball
3Baseball
2Tennis
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Middleport: April and August
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 45 | 55 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 68 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
November is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Middleport →
Next door
Middleport and its neighbors
Middleport has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleport | 2% | under 0.1 | 11 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Salisbury Township | 1% | 0.1 | 11 | 63% | C |
| Pomeroy | under 1% | under 0.1 | 5 | 72% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Middleport
How much of Middleport is conserved land?
2% 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 Middleport’s trails?
Middleport Ball Park and Dave Diles Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Middleport?
1.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Middleport?
3,771 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Middleport or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 23 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Middleport have?
Ahead of 44% 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 Middleport 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 →