Bedford Reservation
Managed by Cleveland Metroparks
61 acres0.2 mi of trail
Buckeye Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainC+Outdoors
Outdoors in Oakwood
Oakwood has 25 acres of parks, 7.0 for every 1,000 residents
87% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Oakwood, 0.1 per square mile of land. 4% of Oakwood’s land is conserved, about 78 acres.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns · #586 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
78 acres · of 3.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
25 ac
7.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
87%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.7 mi
5.7 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Oakwood?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Oakwood have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Oakwood is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns, #586 of 993 in Ohio. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Oakwood’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land7.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (25 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 44%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 41%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C 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 Bedford Reservation, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Oakwood Community Park
Park
12 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
South Chagrin Reservation
Managed by Cleveland Metroparks
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
78 conserved acres
4% of Oakwood’s land. Who manages Oakwood’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city78 ac
Local Park · 77 acLocal Recreation Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Reservation Local Park | Town or city | 53 | Restricted |
| Oakwood Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Vacant Municipal Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Oakwood
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Oakwood
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Buckeye Trail0.2 mi
Biking & sports
5.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Alonzo Drake HouseBuilding · listed 1978
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Oakwood: April 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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Oakwood →
Next door
Oakwood 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakwood | 4% | 0.1 | 7 | 87% | C+ |
| Bedford | 6% | 1.3 | 6 | 79% | B+ |
| Bedford Heights | 6% | 0.5 | 6 | 70% | B |
| Walton Hills | 15% | 3.4 | 221 | 73% | A+ |
| Macedonia | 7% | 0.2 | 38 | 88% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Oakwood
Where can I hike in Oakwood?
The longest trail networks: Bedford Reservation, 0.2 miles; Oakwood Community Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Oakwood is conserved land?
4% 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 Oakwood’s trails?
Bedford Reservation and Oakwood Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Oakwood?
5.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Oakwood?
29,672 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oakwood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 25 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Oakwood have?
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #586 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 Oakwood 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 →