Photo: Nyttend · Public domainProspect has 18 acres of parks, 15 for every 1,000 residents
91% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Prospect?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Prospect have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Prospect is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
1 places to go in Prospect
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The walking year in Prospect
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 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 39 | 49 | 62 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Prospect →
Questions about parks and trails in Prospect
How much of Prospect is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Prospect’s trails?
Prospect Community Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Prospect?
8,753 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Prospect or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 18 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Prospect have?
Ahead of 28% 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 Prospect 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 →