Koening Park
Park
10 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainBOutdoors
Outdoors in Reading
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Reading
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 65 acres are parks and preserves, 6.2 per 1,000 residents. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Reading, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns · #332 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
60 acres · of 2.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
65 ac
6.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Reading?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Reading have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Reading is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns, #332 of 993 in Ohio. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Reading’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land6.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (65 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13CParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 64%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 67%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
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 Koening Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Amberley Green
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Vorhees Park
Managed by Reading, OH
2 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
60 conserved acres
3% of Reading’s land. Who manages Reading’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city60 ac
Local Park · 60 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koening Park Local Park | Town or city | 40 | Open |
| Hilltop Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Observatory Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Flege Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Vorhees Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| City Of Reading-Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Cherryfield Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Amberley Green Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
13 places to go in Reading
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Reading
13 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
15Baseball
9Basketball
9Soccer
4Tennis
1Beach volleyball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Reading
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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 44 | 53 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 67 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Reading →
Next door
Reading and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Cincinnati132 miAmberley9.8 miBlue Ash4.4 miSycamore Township2.2 miEvendale2.0 miLockland1.5 miReading1.1 miArlington Heights0.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 3% | 0.4 | 6 | 99%+ | B |
| Evendale | 7% | 0.4 | 79 | 99% | A |
| Amberley | 21% | 2.8 | 120 | 92% | A+ |
| Lockland | 10% | 1.2 | 28 | 99%+ | A |
| Arlington Heights | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Sycamore Township | 2% | 0.3 | 6 | 86% | B− |
| Blue Ash | 7% | 0.6 | 23 | 96% | A− |
| Cincinnati | 17% | 1.7 | 24 | 99% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Reading
Where can I hike in Reading?
The longest trail networks: Koening Park, 0.2 miles; Vorhees Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Reading is conserved land?
3% 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’s trails?
Koening Park and Amberley Green don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Reading?
18,665 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Reading or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 65 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Reading have?
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #332 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 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 →