Paulding County Fairgrounds
Park
59 acres0.5 mi of trail
Paulding Fairgrounds
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Myself · CC BY 2.5B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Paulding
Paulding has 115 acres of parks, 36 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Paulding County Fairgrounds (0.5 mi). 5% of Paulding’s land is conserved, about 81 acres. 77% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns · #288 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
81 acres · of 2.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
115 ac
36 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
77%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Paulding?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Paulding have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Paulding is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns, #288 of 993 in Ohio. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Paulding’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land36 acres of park per 1,000 residents (115 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home77% 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 68%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 71%
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 Paulding County Fairgrounds, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Black Swamp Nature Center
Nature preserve
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
81 conserved acres
5% of Paulding’s land. Who manages Paulding’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city51 ac
County30 ac
Local Park · 51 acLocal Recreation Area · 30 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paulding County Fairgrounds Local Recreation Area | County | 30 | Open |
| Reservoir Park Local Park | Town or city | 27 | Open |
| Paulding Athletic Fields Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Lafountain Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Paulding
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Paulding
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Horses · 0.5 mi
Paulding Fairgrounds0.5 mi
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
7Baseball
2Football
2Basketball
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Paulding
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) | 33 | 36 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 64 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Paulding →
Next door
Paulding 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulding | 5% | 0.3 | 36 | 77% | B+ |
| Paulding Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Jackson Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 15% | D |
| Emerald Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Paulding
Where can I hike in Paulding?
The longest trail networks: Paulding County Fairgrounds, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Paulding is conserved land?
5% 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 Paulding’s trails?
Paulding County Fairgrounds and Black Swamp Nature Center don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Paulding?
325 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Paulding or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 115 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Paulding have?
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #288 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 Paulding 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 →