Schmidt Community Center
Park
52 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao at English Wikipedia · CC BY 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Orrville
Orrville has 139 acres of parks, 17 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Schmidt Community Center (0.6 mi). 82% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Orrville, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns · #469 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
131 acres · of 5.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
139 ac
17 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
82%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.2 mi
2.2 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Orrville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Orrville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Orrville is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns, #469 of 993 in Ohio. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Orrville’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 (1 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land17 acres of park per 1,000 residents (139 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to home82% 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 54%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 53%
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 Schmidt Community Center, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
131 conserved acres
4% of Orrville’s land. Who manages Orrville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city131 ac
Local Park · 96 acLocal Recreation Area · 34 acLocal Conservation Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orr Park Local Park | Town or city | 77 | Open |
| Lechot Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Hilltop Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Gailey Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Open Space Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Orrville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Orrville
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
2.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
9Baseball
5Tennis
2Pickleball
1Basketball
1Football
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Orrville: 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 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 48 | 61 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Orrville →
Questions about parks and trails in Orrville
Where can I hike in Orrville?
The longest trail networks: Schmidt Community Center, 0.6 miles; Gailey Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Orrville 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 Orrville’s trails?
Schmidt Community Center and Gailey Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Orrville?
2.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Orrville?
2,489 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Orrville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 139 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Orrville have?
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #469 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 Orrville 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 →