Colerain Park
Managed by Colerain Township
27 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Northgate
Northgate has 53 acres of parks, 7.8 for every 1,000 residents
2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Northgate, 0.9 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Colerain Park (1.4 mi). 87% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns · #272 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
79 acres · of 2.5 sq mi of land
Trails
2.3 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
53 ac
7.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
87%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Northgate?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Northgate have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Northgate is ahead of 69% of U.S. towns, #272 of 993 in Ohio. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Northgate’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land7.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (53 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home87% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 69%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 73%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A−. 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 Colerain Park, with 1.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
79 conserved acres
5% of Northgate’s land. Who manages Northgate’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city51 ac
Private owners28 ac
Local Park · 51 acPrivate Park · 28 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colerain Park Local Park | Town or city | 31 | Open |
| Lake Gloria Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 28 | Open |
| Clippard Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Drew Campbell Memorial Soccer Fields Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Northgate
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Northgate
MegalandIn Colerain Park
DirectionsPlus 7 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
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
7Baseball
5Tennis
4Basketball
3Football
2Soccer
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Northgate
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 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 43 | 52 | 65 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Northgate →
Next door
Northgate and its neighbors
Northgate has the most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northgate | 5% | 0.9 | 8 | 87% | B+ |
| Groesbeck | 3% | 0.3 | 5 | 81% | B− |
| Northbrook | 3% | 0.1 | 4 | 45% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Northgate
Where can I hike in Northgate?
The longest trail networks: Colerain Park, 1.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Northgate is conserved land?
5% 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 Northgate’s trails?
Colerain Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Northgate?
19,360 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Northgate or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 53 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Northgate have?
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #272 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 Northgate 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 →