Photo: Linda Tanner · CC BY 2.019% of Newport Township’s land is conserved: 4,331 acres
27 miles of mapped trail cross Newport Township, 0.8 per square mile of land. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 2.8 per 1,000 residents. 19% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Newport Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Newport Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Newport Township is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls 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
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4,331 conserved acres
19% of Newport Township’s land. Who manages Newport Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 4,232 | Open |
| Willow Island Pool Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 71 | Open |
| Wayne Purchase Unit National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 23 | Open |
| Fire Department Ball Fields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
10 places to go in Newport Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
3 boat launches without a name on the map.
7 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
0.0 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Newport Township: April and August
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 44 | 54 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 67 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
November is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Newport Township →
Newport Township and its neighbors
Newport Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport Township | 19% | 0.8 | 3 | 19% | B− |
| Lawrence Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Marietta Township | 1% | 0.7 | 2 | 29% | C |
| Independence Township | — 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 Newport Township
How much of Newport Township is conserved land?
19% 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 Newport Township?
46,341 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Newport Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4,357 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Newport Township have?
Ahead of 51% 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 Newport 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 →