Photo: SCSCC · CC BY-SA 4.0Rarden Township has 3,435 acres of parks, 3,575 for every 1,000 residents
17% of Rarden Township’s land is conserved, about 3,408 acres. 5.2 miles of mapped trail cross Rarden Township, 0.2 per square mile of land. 58% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Rarden Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Rarden Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rarden Township is ahead of 78% 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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3,408 conserved acres
17% of Rarden Township’s land. Who manages Rarden Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brush Creek State Forest State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 3,408 | Open |
2 places to go in Rarden Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 named trails
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.
August is the best month for walking in Rarden 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 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 44 | 54 | 66 | 75 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 67 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
November is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Rarden Township →
Rarden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rarden Township | 17% | 0.2 | 3,575 | 58% | A− |
| Camp Creek Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 34 | 12% | C |
| Sunfish Township | under 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | 2% | D |
| Brush Creek Township | 12% | 0.1 | 2,721 | 24% | B |
| Morgan Township | 15% | 0.1 | 1,695 | 35% | B+ |
| Franklin Township | 14% | 0.3 | 4,211 | 30% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Rarden Township
How much of Rarden Township is conserved land?
17% 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 Rarden Township?
38,554 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rarden Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,435 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Rarden Township have?
Ahead of 78% 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 Rarden 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 →