Ontario has 162 acres of parks, 24 for every 1,000 residents
47% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4.5 miles of mapped trail cross Ontario, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns · #589 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
How much outdoors does Ontario have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ontario is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns, #589 of 993 in Ohio. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Stowell Park
Doris Carr Park
42 conserved acres
1% of Ontario’s land. Who manages Ontario’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Park Local Park | Town or city | 42 | Open |
5 places to go in Ontario
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Ontario: 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 46 | 60 | 71 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Ontario →
Ontario and its neighbors
Ontario has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 1% | 0.4 | 24 | 47% | C+ |
| Springfield Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 16 | 29% | C |
| Mansfield | 1% | 0.1 | 9 | 76% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ontario
How much of Ontario is conserved land?
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 Ontario’s trails?
Marshall Park and Stowell Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ontario?
1,246 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ontario or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 162 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Ontario have?
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #589 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 Ontario neighbors.
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 →