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A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Mifflin Township

7% of Mifflin Township’s land is conserved, and 97% of residents live within a half mile of a park

The biggest trail networks: Gahanna Woods Park (2.9 mi), Woodside Green Park (1 mi), Hannah Park (0.9 mi). 7% of Mifflin Township’s land is conserved, about 649 acres. 8.4 miles of mapped trail cross Mifflin Township, 0.6 per square mile of land.

Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns · #136 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it

Conserved land
7%
649 acres · of 14.3 sq mi of land
Trails
8.4 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
753 ac
20 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
97%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
7.7 mi
0.6 mi lanes · 7.0 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3

What kind of outdoors town is Mifflin Township?

Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.

Outdoors grade

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 82% of U.S. towns, #136 of 993 in Ohio. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.

A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mifflin Township’s overall grade.
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 82%
LessMore
Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 86%
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.

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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 Gahanna Woods Park, with 2.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Gahanna Woods Park

Park
146 acres2.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Woodside Green Park

Park
55 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Hannah Park

Park
35 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Friendship Park

Park
20 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Academy Park

Park
81 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Foxwood-Rice Ave Park

Park
6 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 31 parks & preserves
Gahanna Woods Park146 acres · 2.9 mi of trail
Directions
Woodside Green Park55 acres · 1 mi of trail
Directions
Hannah Park35 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
Directions
Friendship Park20 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Directions
Academy Park81 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Directions
Foxwood-Rice Ave Park6 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Directions
Ashburnham Park6 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Price Road Park79 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Creekside Park and Plaza18 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Directions
McKenna Creek Parkway7 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Foxboro Basin2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Directions
Geroux Herb Gardens1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
McCorkle Park32 acres
Directions
Headley Park32 acres
Discovery Park29 acres
Directions
Central Park Reserve12 acres
Directions
North East Park10 acres
Directions
Agler Road Parkway8 acres · Gahanna Parks and Recreation
Directions
Sycamore Run Park6 acres
Pizzurro Park6 acres
Directions
Bryn Mawr Park6 acres
Fleetrun Park5 acres
Clarenton Green Reserve4 acres
Gahanna Grove Reserve3 acres
Directions
Trapp Park3 acres · City of Gahanna
Clarenton Green Park2 acres
Shagbark Reserve2 acres
Directions
Woodside Green South Park2 acres
Rathburn Woods2 acres
Ambassador Commons Park1 acres
Shull Reserve1 acres
Who protects it

649 conserved acres

7% of Mifflin Township’s land. Who manages Mifflin Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city561 ac
Private owners50 ac
Other state land42 ac
Not recorded8 ac
Local Park · 522 acPrivate Park · 50 acLocal Recreation Area · 47 acState Park · 42 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Academy Park - Gahanna
Local Park
Town or city106Open
Gahanna Woods
Local Park
Town or city99Open
Gahanna Golf Course
Private Park
Private owners50Open
Price Road Park
Local Park
Town or city49Open
Gahanna Woods Park
State Park
Other state land42Open
Hannah Park
Local Park
Town or city35Open
Mccorkle Park
Local Park
Town or city34Open
Headley Park
Local Recreation Area
Town or city33Open
Woodside Green Park
Local Park
Town or city33Open
Galloway Reserve
Local Park
Town or city23Open

5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.

Things to do

36 places to go in Mifflin Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Dog parks in Mifflin Township
Pizzurro Dog ParkIn Pizzurro Park
Directions
Trails & water

3 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

7.7 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.6 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
7.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
30Soccer
24Baseball
20Tennis
14Basketball
4Football
1Skate park
1Volleyball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

3 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Agler-La Follette HouseBuilding · listed 1978
About it
When to get out

August is the best month for walking in Mifflin Township

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.713.712.411.19.99.3
High (°F)374050647482858378655241
Rain (in)3.02.43.54.04.44.64.43.73.43.02.93.1

February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Mifflin Township →

Next door

Mifflin Township and its neighbors

Mifflin Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Mifflin Township7%0.62097%A−
Gahanna8%0.72198%A
Columbus9%0.61394%A−
Jefferson Township6%0.11975%B
Clinton Townshipunder 1%0.2188%C−

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Mifflin Township

Where can I hike in Mifflin Township?

The longest trail networks: Gahanna Woods Park, 2.9 miles; Woodside Green Park, 1 miles; Hannah Park, 0.9 miles; Friendship Park, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

How much of Mifflin Township is conserved land?

7% 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 Mifflin Township’s trails?

Gahanna Woods Park and Woodside Green Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Mifflin Township?

7.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of painted or protected lanes and 7.0 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Mifflin Township?

23,166 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mifflin Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 753 of them inside the town line.

How much outdoors does Mifflin Township have?

Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #136 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 Mifflin Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →