North Bass Island State Park
Managed by Ohio Department of Natural Resources
400 acres5.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: NOAA's National Ocean Service · CC BY 2.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Put-in-Bay Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Put-in-Bay Township
The biggest trail networks: North Bass Island State Park (5.5 mi), Middle Bass Island State Park (1.8 mi), Fox Marsh Wildlife Area (1.4 mi). 27% of Put-in-Bay Township’s land is conserved, about 841 acres. 638 acres are parks and preserves, 878 per 1,000 residents.
Conserved land
27%
841 acres · of 4.9 sq mi of land
Trails
16 mi
3.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
638 ac
878 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.0 mi
2.1 mi lanes · 0.9 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
129 beaches · 14 boat launches
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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is North Bass Island State Park, with 5.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Middle Bass Island State Park
Managed by Ohio Department of Natural Resources
135 acres1.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Fox Marsh Wildlife Area
Nature preserve
173 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Cooper's Woods Preserve
Managed by Put-in-Bay Township Park District
17 acres0.7 mi of trail
Cooper's Woods Shady Path
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial
Managed by National Park Service
24 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dogs usually limited
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Middle Bass Island East Point Preserve
Managed by Put-in-Bay Township Park District
15 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Massie Cliffside Preserve
Managed by Put-in-Bay Township Park District
13 acres0.4 mi of trail
Ken's Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Duff Woods Preserve
Managed by Put-in-Bay Township Park District
13 acres0.4 mi of trail
Duff Woods Preserve
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 29 parks & preserves
North Bass Island State Park400 acres · 5.5 mi of trail · Ohio Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsMiddle Bass Island State Park135 acres · 1.8 mi of trail · Ohio Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsFox Marsh Wildlife Area173 acres · 1.4 mi of trail
Cooper's Woods Preserve17 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · Put-in-Bay Township Park District
DirectionsPerry's Victory and International Peace Memorial24 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · National Park Service
DirectionsMiddle Bass Island East Point Preserve15 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Put-in-Bay Township Park District
DirectionsMassie Cliffside Preserve13 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Put-in-Bay Township Park District
DirectionsDuff Woods Preserve13 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Put-in-Bay Township Park District
South Bass Island State Park34 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources
DirectionsScheeff East Point Preserve10 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Put-in-Bay Township Park District
DirectionsDeRivera Park6 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsMiddle Bass Forested Wetland Preserve50 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Put-in-Bay Township Park District
DirectionsLadd Carr Wildlife Woods9 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Put-in-Bay Township Park District
DirectionsMorrison Woods Preserve5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Put-in-Bay Township Park District
DirectionsHoney Point Wildlife Area13 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Duff Homestead & Bayfront Preserve6 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Put-in-Bay Parks District
DirectionsThe Grove5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Dodge Woods Preserve4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Put-in-Bay Township Park District
DirectionsBenjamin Woods Preserve2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Put-in-Bay Township Park District
Lake Erie Islands Nature & Wildlife Center2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsOak Point State Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources
DirectionsSouth Bass Island Lighthouse Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsGreen Island Wildlife Area17 acres · Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Kuehnle Wildlife Area16 acres · Ohio Division of Wildlife
McCann Field7 acres
DirectionsTown Hall Park5 acres
DirectionsPetersen's Woods2 acres · Put-in-Bay Township Park District
Prokesh & Watson Tracts1 acres · Put-in-Bay Township Park District
DirectionsGump Woods1 acres · Put-in-Bay Township Park District
DirectionsWho protects it
841 conserved acres
27% of Put-in-Bay Township’s land. Water is left out: Put-in-Bay Township has 4.9 square miles of land and 163.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Put-in-Bay Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources794 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits23 ac
National Park Service23 ac
Private owners10 ac
State Park · 619 acState Conservation Area · 179 acHistoric or Cultural Area · 23 acPrivate Park · 10 acConservation Easement · 10 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Bass Island State Park State Park | State natural resources | 450 | Open |
| Middle Bass Island State Park State Park | State natural resources | 136 | Open |
| Fox's Marsh Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 131 | Open |
| South Bass Island State Park State Park | State natural resources | 32 | Open |
| Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial Historic or Cultural Area | National Park Service | 23 | Restricted |
| Kuehnle Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 19 | Open |
| Green Island Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 15 | Open |
| Saunders Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 10 | Open |
| Honey Point Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 8 | Open |
| Middle Bass Island Preserve Private Recreation or Education | Land trusts & nonprofits | 8 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
184 places to go in Put-in-Bay Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Put-in-Bay Township
Burgundy Beach
DirectionsDeleware Avenue Beach
DirectionsLime Kiln Beach
DirectionsManila Bay Beach
DirectionsSt. Hazards Beach
DirectionsStone Beach
DirectionsSwimming Beach
Directions129 beaches are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Playgrounds in Put-in-Bay Township
Will's PlaygroundIn DeRivera Park
DirectionsPlus 10 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Put-in-Bay Township
Island Paws Dog ParkHours: sunrise-sunset
DirectionsBoat launches in Put-in-Bay Township
14 boat launches without a name on the map.
Scenic views in Put-in-Bay Township
East PointIn Scheeff East Point Preserve
DirectionsPerry's Lookout
DirectionsPerry's Victory and International Peace MemorialIn Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial
DirectionsSouth Bass Island Shoreline Lookout
DirectionsPlus 3 scenic views without a name on the map.
Picnic areas in Put-in-Bay Township
17 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Put-in-Bay Township
Fox's Den Campground
DirectionsMiddle Bass Island State Park CampgroundIn Middle Bass Island State Park
DirectionsSaunders Cottages and Golf CourseFee
DirectionsSouth Bass Island State Park CampgroundsIn South Bass Island State Park
DirectionsSugar Island Hunting and Fishing Club
DirectionsTrails & water
8 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.6 mi
Duff Woods Preserve0.3 mi
Ken's Trail0.3 mi
Cooper's Woods Shady Path0.3 mi
Scheeff East Point Trail0.3 mi
Burgundy Bay Trail0.2 mi
Jane Coates Wildflower Trail0.2 mi
Morrison Woods Trail0.2 mi
Story Walk Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
6Basketball
5Tennis
2Beach volleyball
1Baseball
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →11 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 13 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Middle Bass Club Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1985
About itGolden Eagle Wine CellarsBuilding · listed 1986
About itSouth Bass Island LightStructure · listed 1990
About itEast Point ManorDistrict · listed 1990
About itGreen Island LightSite · listed 1990
About itFoster-Gram HouseBuilding · listed 1992
About itCharles Andres HouseBuilding · listed 1995
About itNorth Bass SchoolBuilding · listed 2020
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Put-in-Bay Township: May, August and September
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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 45 | 57 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.8 inches fall in April, the wettest month. The climate in Put-in-Bay Township →
Next door
Put-in-Bay Township and its neighbors
Put-in-Bay Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Put-in-Bay Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Jerusalem Township | 40% | 0.8 | 876 | 28% | A |
| Catawba Island Township | 13% | 0.8 | 49 | 44% | A− |
| Carroll Township | 24% | 0.1 | 1,070 | 21% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Put-in-Bay Township
Where can I hike in Put-in-Bay Township?
The longest trail networks: North Bass Island State Park, 5.5 miles; Middle Bass Island State Park, 1.8 miles; Fox Marsh Wildlife Area, 1.4 miles; Cooper's Woods Preserve, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Put-in-Bay Township’s trails?
North Bass Island State Park and Middle Bass Island State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Put-in-Bay Township?
3.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.1 of painted or protected lanes and 0.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Put-in-Bay Township?
3,620 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Put-in-Bay Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 638 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Put-in-Bay 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 →