Silver Creek Metro Park
Park
418 acres4.5 mi of trail
Chippewa Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Norton
Norton has 582 acres of parks, 51 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Silver Creek Metro Park (4.5 mi). 7% of Norton’s land is conserved, about 848 acres. 6.9 miles of mapped trail cross Norton, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns · #241 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
848 acres · of 20.2 sq mi of land
Trails
6.9 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
582 ac
51 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
66%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
4
2 beaches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Norton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Norton is ahead of 71% of U.S. towns, #241 of 993 in Ohio. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Norton’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land51 acres of park per 1,000 residents (582 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home66% 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 71%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 76%
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 Silver Creek Metro Park, with 4.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Silver Creek Metropark Disc Golf Course
Park
70 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 8 parks & preserves
Silver Creek Metro Park418 acres · 4.5 mi of trail
DirectionsColumbia Woods Park19 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsSilver Creek Metropark Disc Golf Course70 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsMcCaffery Park11 acres
DirectionsLoyal Oak Community Park8 acres
Frashure Park4 acres
Howell Fields4 acres
Edison Field2 acres
Who protects it
848 conserved acres
7% of Norton’s land. Who manages Norton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County453 ac
Private owners268 ac
Town or city115 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits12 ac
Local Park · 569 acPrivate Park · 268 acUnknown Easement · 12 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Creek Metro Park Local Park | County | 452 | Open |
| Loyal Oak Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 137 | Open |
| Brookside Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 130 | Open |
| Harter Park Local Park | Town or city | 55 | Open |
| Columbia Woods Park Local Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Mccafferty Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Loyal Oak Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Frashure Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Silver Creek Metropark Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
4 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
10 places to go in Norton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Norton
2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Norton
5 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Norton
The Lake Campground
DirectionsDisc golf in Norton
Johnson UMC Disc Golf Course
DirectionsSilver Creek Metro Park Disc Golf CourseIn Silver Creek Metropark Disc Golf Course
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Horses · 1.2 miUnpaved · 4.7 mi
Chippewa Trail1.9 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
16Baseball
4Tennis
4Soccer
3Basketball
2Football
1Softball
1Multi-sport
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Norton: 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 | 47 | 61 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Norton →
Next door
Norton and its neighbors
Norton has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
New Franklin11 miNorton6.9 miChippewa Township4.1 miBarberton2.9 miCopley Township2.1 miWadsworth Township2.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton | 7% | 0.3 | 51 | 66% | B+ |
| Barberton | 4% | 0.3 | 7 | 98% | B |
| New Franklin | 4% | 0.4 | 53 | 56% | B+ |
| Copley Township | 2% | 0.1 | 9 | 47% | C |
| Wadsworth Township | 3% | 0.1 | 46 | 19% | C+ |
| Chippewa Township | 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 23% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Norton
Where can I hike in Norton?
The longest trail networks: Silver Creek Metro Park, 4.5 miles; Columbia Woods Park, 0.3 miles; Silver Creek Metropark Disc Golf Course, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Norton is conserved land?
7% 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 Norton’s trails?
Silver Creek Metro Park and Columbia Woods Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Norton?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Norton?
19,383 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Norton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 582 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Norton have?
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #241 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 Norton 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 →