Big Island Wildlife Area
Nature preserve
66 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Montgomery Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Montgomery Township
15% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 15 acres are parks and preserves, 7.0 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Montgomery Township’s land is conserved, about 483 acres.
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
483 acres · of 28.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
15 ac
7.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
15%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.1 mi
6.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Montgomery Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Montgomery Township is ahead of 16% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Montgomery Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% 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 land7.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (15 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home15% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 16%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Montgomery Township. 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 D to C−. 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
483 conserved acres
3% of Montgomery Township’s land. Who manages Montgomery Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)483 ac
Conservation Easement · 483 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 483 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
Things to do
4 places to go in Montgomery Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Montgomery Township
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
6.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
6.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Baseball
2Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Montgomery 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.
| 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 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 38 | 48 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 64 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Montgomery Township →
Next door
Montgomery Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Big Island Township2.0 miGrand Township1.6 miBowling Green Township1.3 miMontgomery Township0.0 miNew Bloomington0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery Township | 3% | under 0.1 | 7 | 15% | C− |
| Bowling Green Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Big Island Township | 2% | 0.1 | 17 | 16% | C |
| Grand Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| New Bloomington | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Montgomery Township
How much of Montgomery Township is conserved land?
3% 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 Montgomery Township’s trails?
Big Island Wildlife Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Montgomery Township?
6.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Montgomery Township?
678 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Montgomery Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 15 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Montgomery Township have?
Ahead of 16% 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 Montgomery 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 →