Veteran's Memorial Park
Park
21 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Photo by and ©2006 Dustin M. Ramsey (Kralizec!) · CC BY-SA 2.5B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Oak Harbor
Oak Harbor has 24 acres of parks, 10 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Veteran's Memorial Park (0.6 mi). 80% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Oak Harbor’s land is conserved, about 21 acres.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns · #502 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
21 acres · of 1.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
24 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
80%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Oak Harbor?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Oak Harbor have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Oak Harbor is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns, #502 of 993 in Ohio. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Oak Harbor’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (24 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home80% 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 52%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 49%
Water is 9% of Oak Harbor’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Oak Harbor. 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 B− 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 Veteran's Memorial Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
21 conserved acres
2% of Oak Harbor’s land. Water is left out: Oak Harbor has 1.6 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Oak Harbor’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city20 ac
Local Park · 20 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veteran's Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Oak Harbor
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Oak Harbor
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Oak Harbor
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
4Baseball
4Football
2Softball
1Tennis
1Soccer
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Oak Harbor: July to 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 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 3.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Oak Harbor →
Questions about parks and trails in Oak Harbor
Where can I hike in Oak Harbor?
The longest trail networks: Veteran's Memorial Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Oak Harbor is conserved land?
2% 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 Oak Harbor’s trails?
Veteran's Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Oak Harbor?
8,134 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oak Harbor or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 24 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Oak Harbor have?
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #502 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 Oak Harbor 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 →