Rushcreek Conservation District
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainDOutdoors
Outdoors in Reading Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Reading Township
1.9 miles of mapped trail cross Reading Township. 19% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 22 acres are parks and preserves, 4.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns · #893 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
236 acres · of 50.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.9 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
22 ac
4.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
19%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
8
What kind of outdoors town is Reading Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Reading Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Reading Township is ahead of 13% of U.S. towns, #893 of 993 in Ohio. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Reading Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land4.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (22 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13CParks close to home19% 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 13%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 10%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Reading Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C−. 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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
236 conserved acres
1% of Reading Township’s land. Who manages Reading Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners141 ac
State natural resources95 ac
Private Park · 141 acState Conservation Area · 95 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clouse Lake Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 95 | Restricted |
| Perry Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 81 | Open |
| Rushcreek Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 59 | Open |
Trails & water
2 named trails and 8 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Old Zane's Trace1.6 mi
Town Hwy 1410.3 mi
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
5Baseball
1Soccer
1Football
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Reading 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 41 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Reading Township →
Next door
Reading Township and its neighbors
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Clayton Township33 miHopewell Township2.5 miReading Township1.9 miRush Creek Township1.5 miRichland Township0.7 miThorn Township0.7 miJackson Township0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 5 | 19% | D |
| Jackson Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 19% | D |
| Clayton Township | 25% | 1.0 | 4,702 | 54% | A |
| Richland Township | 9% | under 0.1 | 227 | 16% | B− |
| Rush Creek Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 35% | D |
| Hopewell Township | 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Thorn Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 9 | 46% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Reading Township
How much of Reading Township is conserved land?
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 Reading Township’s trails?
Rushcreek Conservation District doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Reading Township?
20,840 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Reading Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 22 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Reading Township have?
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #893 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 Reading 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 →