Beaty Landing
Managed by Lake Metroparks
88 acres1.5 mi of trail
Oxbow Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Niagara · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Painesville
Painesville has 6.5 miles of mapped trails, 1.0 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Beaty Landing (1.5 mi), Casement Springs Preserve (1 mi), Kiwanis Recreation Park (0.5 mi). 89% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6% of Painesville’s land is conserved, about 279 acres.
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns · #180 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
279 acres · of 6.8 sq mi of land
Trails
6.5 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
251 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
89%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.3 mi
0.3 mi lanes · 0.9 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Painesville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Painesville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Painesville is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns, #180 of 993 in Ohio. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Painesville’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%B+Trails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (251 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home89% 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 78%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 82%
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 Beaty Landing, with 1.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Casement Springs Preserve
Nature preserve
49 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Kiwanis Recreation Park
Park
68 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Grand River Conservation Area
Nature preserve
22 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
All 11 parks & preserves
Beaty Landing88 acres · 1.5 mi of trail · Lake Metroparks
DirectionsCasement Springs Preserve49 acres · 1 mi of trail
Kiwanis Recreation Park68 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Grand River Conservation Area22 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Grand River Landing23 acres · Lake Metroparks
DirectionsGreenway Corridor7 acres · Lake Metroparks
DirectionsRotary Park5 acres
Huntington Park3 acres
Veterans' Park3 acres
DirectionsMorse Park2 acres
Lathrop Park2 acres
Who protects it
279 conserved acres
6% of Painesville’s land. Who manages Painesville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city175 ac
Private owners58 ac
County45 ac
State parks1 ac
Local Park · 219 acPrivate Park · 55 acUnknown · 3 acState Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Painesville Recreation Park Local Park | Town or city | 78 | Open |
| Casement Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 55 | Open |
| Greenway Project Local Park | County | 45 | Open |
| Beaty Landing Local Park | Town or city | 45 | Open |
| Grand River Conservation Area Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Jackson Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Rotary Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Unnamed Unknown | Private owners | 3 | Closed |
| Marine Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
13 places to go in Painesville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Painesville
11 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Fishing spots in Painesville
Skeepa Pond
DirectionsScenic views in Painesville
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.0 mi
Oxbow Trail0.9 mi
Biking & sports
3.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.9 mi
off-road bike paths
2.1 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
11Baseball
7Basketball
6Tennis
3Soccer
1Beach volleyball
1Football
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →11 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Painesville City HallBuilding · listed 1972
About itAdministration Building, Lake Erie CollegeBuilding · listed 1973
About itLutz's TavernBuilding · listed 1973
About itMathews HouseBuilding · listed 1973
About itSessions HouseBuilding · listed 1973
About itSmead HouseBuilding · listed 1974
About itSt. James Episcopal ChurchBuilding · listed 1975
About itLewis Morley HouseBuilding · listed 1978
About itMentor Avenue DistrictDistrict · listed 1978
About itMethodist Episcopal Church of Painesville, TheBuilding · listed 1998
About itDowntown Painesville Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2020
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Painesville: May 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) | 35 | 37 | 45 | 57 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 62 | 50 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Painesville →
Next door
Painesville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Painesville | 6% | 1.0 | 12 | 89% | A− |
| Painesville Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Fairport Harbor | 3% | 0.6 | 12 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Concord Township | 15% | 1.2 | 61 | 55% | A |
| Mentor | 8% | 0.5 | 23 | 58% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Painesville
Where can I hike in Painesville?
The longest trail networks: Beaty Landing, 1.5 miles; Casement Springs Preserve, 1 miles; Kiwanis Recreation Park, 0.5 miles; Grand River Conservation Area, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Painesville is conserved land?
6% 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 Painesville’s trails?
Beaty Landing and Casement Springs Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Painesville?
3.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of painted or protected lanes, 0.9 of off-road paths and 2.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Painesville?
12,468 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Painesville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 251 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Painesville have?
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #180 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 Painesville 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 →