Sawmill Nature Preserve
Park
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Sixflashphoto · CC BY-SA 4.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Perry Township
Perry Township has 8.3 miles of mapped trails, 4.0 for every square mile of land
31% of Perry Township’s land is conserved, about 410 acres. 12 acres are parks and preserves, 3.0 per 1,000 residents. 60% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns · #204 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
31%
410 acres · of 2.1 sq mi of land
Trails
8.3 mi
4.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
3.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
60%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Perry Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Perry Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Perry Township is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns, #204 of 993 in Ohio. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Perry Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land31% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%ATrails4.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land3.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (12 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home60% 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 75%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 80%
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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
410 conserved acres
31% of Perry Township’s land. Who manages Perry Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners398 ac
Town or city12 ac
Private Park · 398 acLocal Park · 12 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookside Golf and Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 244 | Open |
| Worthington Hills Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 154 | Open |
| Sawmill Nature Preserve Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Perry Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Perry Township
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
26Tennis
3Pickleball
2Golf
2Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Perry 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 40 | 50 | 64 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Perry Township →
Next door
Perry Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Columbus138 miDublin69 miWashington Township44 miSharon Township14 miWorthington9.0 miPerry Township8.3 miUpper Arlington4.7 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Township | 31% | 4.0 | 3 | 60% | A− |
| Columbus | 9% | 0.6 | 13 | 94% | A− |
| Worthington | 8% | 1.6 | 22 | 93% | A |
| Sharon Township | 19% | 1.6 | 74 | 94% | A+ |
| Upper Arlington | 5% | 0.5 | 6 | 95% | B |
| Dublin | 13% | 2.8 | 33 | 96% | A+ |
| Washington Township | 100% | 22.6 | under 1 | 95% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Perry Township
How much of Perry Township is conserved land?
31% 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 Perry Township’s trails?
Sawmill Nature Preserve doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Perry Township?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Perry Township?
23,246 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Perry Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Perry Township have?
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #204 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 Perry Township 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 →