Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Penn Township
1,478 acres are parks and preserves, 939 per 1,000 residents. 8% of Penn Township’s land is conserved, about 1,548 acres. 17% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Penn Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Penn Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Penn Township is ahead of 46% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull 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
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1,548 conserved acres
8% of Penn Township’s land. Who manages Penn Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 75 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fallsville Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 1,472 | Open |
1 places to go in Penn Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
August is the best month for walking in Penn Township
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 42 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Penn Township →
Penn Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn Township | 8% | under 0.1 | 939 | 17% | B− |
| Liberty Township | 4% | under 0.1 | 124 | 34% | B− |
| Fairfield Township | 2% | 0.3 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Paint Township | 22% | 0.4 | 653 | 51% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Penn Township
How much of Penn Township is conserved land?
8% 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.
Is there public land near Penn Township?
11,169 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Penn Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,478 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Penn Township have?
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Penn Township 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 →