26% of Mifflin Township’s land is conserved: 2,046 acres
7% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Mifflin Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Mifflin Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Mifflin Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mifflin Township is ahead of 25% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Water is 9% of Mifflin Township’s area (1 of 14 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 24%.
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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2,046 conserved acres
26% of Mifflin Township’s land. Water is left out: Mifflin Township has 12.4 square miles of land and 1.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Mifflin Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Mill Lake Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 2,046 | Closed |
1 places to go in Mifflin Township
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1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 lakes & rivers
The best walking months in Mifflin Township: April, 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 47 | 61 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
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 Mifflin Township →
Mifflin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mifflin Township | 26% | 0.1 | under 1 | 7% | C |
| Vermillion Township | 4% | 0.1 | 66 | 22% | B− |
| Milton Township | 1% | 0.1 | 7 | 8% | D |
| Monroe Township | 8% | 0.5 | 342 | 5% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Mifflin Township
How much of Mifflin Township is conserved land?
26% 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 Mifflin Township?
6,680 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mifflin Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mifflin Township have?
Ahead of 25% 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 Mifflin 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 →