Photo: Christopher L. Riley · CC BY-SA 4.0New Lexington has 42 acres of parks, 9.4 for every 1,000 residents
93% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of New Lexington’s land is conserved, about 36 acres.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns · #634 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is New Lexington?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does New Lexington have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, New Lexington is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns, #634 of 993 in Ohio. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
36 conserved acres
3% of New Lexington’s land. Who manages New Lexington’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artheusa Springs Park Local Park | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| Summit Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Madison Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 lakes & rivers
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
August is the best month for walking in New Lexington
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 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 41 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in New Lexington →
Questions about parks and trails in New Lexington
How much of New Lexington 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 New Lexington’s trails?
Artheusa Springs Park and Madison Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in New Lexington?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near New Lexington?
29,893 acres of parks and open public land lie inside New Lexington or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 42 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does New Lexington have?
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #634 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 New Lexington 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 →