Veterans Memorial Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: J Astolfi, aka Tcjoe1985 at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Ridgefield Township
Ridgefield Township has 31 acres of parks, 12 for every 1,000 residents
0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Ridgefield Township. 1% of Ridgefield Township’s land is conserved, about 213 acres. 55% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
213 acres · of 25.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
31 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
55%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.2 mi
5.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
1 beach
What kind of outdoors town is Ridgefield Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ridgefield Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ridgefield Township is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ridgefield 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 (1 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (31 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home55% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 28%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Ridgefield 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 C− 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
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
213 conserved acres
1% of Ridgefield Township’s land. Who manages Ridgefield Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits186 ac
Town or city25 ac
Private owners2 ac
State natural resources1 ac
Agricultural Easement · 136 acUnknown Easement · 50 acLocal Park · 25 acPrivate Park · 2 acState Conservation Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 186 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Norwalk Sycamore Hills Golf Club Private Park | Private owners | 2 | Open |
| Milan Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Ridgefield Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Ridgefield Township
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Ridgefield Township
1 playground without a name on the map.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
5.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Baseball
2Tennis
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Ridgefield Township: 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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 46 | 59 | 71 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Ridgefield Township →
Next door
Ridgefield Township and its neighbors
Ridgefield Township has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgefield Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 12 | 55% | C |
| Norwalk | 9% | 0.8 | 29 | 94% | A |
| Oxford Township | 4% | under 0.1 | 101 | 1% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ridgefield Township
How much of Ridgefield 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 Ridgefield Township’s trails?
Veterans Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Ridgefield Township?
5.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Ridgefield Township?
3,089 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ridgefield Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 31 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ridgefield Township 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 Ridgefield 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 →