New Lyme Wildlife Area
Managed by Ohio State Parks & Watercraft
560 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in New Lyme Township
New Lyme Township has 577 acres of parks, 396 for every 1,000 residents
7% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.5 miles of mapped trail cross New Lyme Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 4% of New Lyme Township’s land is conserved, about 650 acres.
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
650 acres · of 24.8 sq mi of land
Trails
2.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
577 ac
396 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
7%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is New Lyme Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does New Lyme Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, New Lyme Township is ahead of 46% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of New Lyme Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land396 acres of park per 1,000 residents (577 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13AParks close to home7% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 46%
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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
The longest trail network is New Lyme Wildlife Area, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
650 conserved acres
4% of New Lyme Township’s land. Who manages New Lyme Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources559 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)93 ac
State Conservation Area · 559 acAgricultural Easement · 93 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 91 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Lyme Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 559 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in New Lyme Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Campgrounds in New Lyme Township
MillBrook Resort
DirectionsTrails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 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 New Lyme Township: May, 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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 36 | 45 | 59 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 62 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in New Lyme Township →
Next door
New Lyme Township and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Lyme Township | 4% | 0.1 | 396 | 7% | B− |
| Lenox Township | under 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Rome Township | 7% | 0.1 | 246 | 46% | B |
| Colebrook Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 201 | 4% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in New Lyme Township
Where can I hike in New Lyme Township?
The longest trail networks: New Lyme Wildlife Area, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of New Lyme Township is conserved land?
4% 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 Lyme Township’s trails?
New Lyme Wildlife Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near New Lyme Township?
6,197 acres of parks and open public land lie inside New Lyme Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 577 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does New Lyme Township have?
Ahead of 46% 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 New Lyme 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 →