Mill Creek Wildlife Sanctuary
Nature preserve
17 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in North Lima
Few parks or trails are on the map in North Lima
18% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross North Lima, 0.1 per square mile of land. 21 acres are parks and preserves, 17 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
9 acres · of 6.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
21 ac
17 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
18%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.1 mi
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does North Lima have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, North Lima is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of North Lima’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land17 acres of park per 1,000 residents (21 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to home18% 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 20%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in North Lima. 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
9 conserved acres
under 1% of North Lima’s land. Who manages North Lima’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city9 ac
Local Park · 9 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert B. Thornton Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in North Lima
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in North Lima
2 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
1.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.1 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in North Lima: April, 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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in North Lima →
Next door
North Lima 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Lima | under 1% | 0.1 | 17 | 18% | C− |
| Woodworth | under 1% | 0.4 | 3 | 35% | C− |
| Beaver Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 4 | 15% | D |
| Springfield Township | 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 5% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in North Lima
How much of North Lima is conserved land?
under 1% 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 North Lima’s trails?
Mill Creek Wildlife Sanctuary and Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in North Lima?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near North Lima?
8,471 acres of parks and open public land lie inside North Lima or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 21 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does North Lima have?
Ahead of 20% 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 North Lima 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 →