Steyer Nature Preserve
Park
157 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Pleasant Township
Pleasant Township has 502 acres of parks, 442 for every 1,000 residents
6% of Pleasant Township’s land is conserved, about 1,402 acres. 43% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
1,402 acres · of 35.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
502 ac
442 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
43%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Pleasant Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Pleasant Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pleasant Township is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pleasant Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land442 acres of park per 1,000 residents (502 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13AParks close to home43% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 50%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C 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
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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.
Sugar Creek Wildlife Area
Managed by Ohio Department of Natural Resources
123 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Knobby's Prairie Wildlife Area
Managed by Ohio Department of Natural Resources
48 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Abbott's Bridge Scenic River Access
Park
21 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,402 conserved acres
6% of Pleasant Township’s land. Who manages Pleasant Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)845 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits761 ac
State natural resources303 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government275 ac
Agricultural Easement · 1,881 acState Conservation Area · 281 acState Recreation Area · 22 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,099 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Creek Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 124 | Open |
| Wildlife Production Area 62 State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 69 | Open |
| Knobbys Prairie Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 48 | Open |
| Wildlife Production Area 47 State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 40 | Open |
| Sandusky Abbotts Bridge SR State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 22 | Restricted |
Things to do
1 places to go in Pleasant Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Pleasant Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
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
6Baseball
3Soccer
2Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Pleasant 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 47 | 60 | 72 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Pleasant Township →
Next door
Pleasant Township and its neighbors
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Ballville Township3.8 miAdams Township1.6 miLiberty Township1.0 miClinton Township0.2 miPleasant Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Township | 6% | under 0.1 | 442 | 43% | B− |
| Adams Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 2% | D |
| Clinton Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 21 | 19% | C− |
| Liberty Township | 8% | under 0.1 | 54 | 17% | C+ |
| Ballville Township | 2% | 0.1 | 55 | 52% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pleasant Township
How much of Pleasant Township 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 Pleasant Township’s trails?
Steyer Nature Preserve and Sugar Creek Wildlife Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Pleasant Township?
2,489 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pleasant Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 502 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pleasant Township have?
Ahead of 50% 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 Pleasant 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 →