Rankin House State Memorial
Park
43 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Ripley
Few parks or trails are on the map in Ripley
46 acres are parks and preserves, 28 per 1,000 residents. 42% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Ripley, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
2 acres · of 2.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
46 ac
28 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
42%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Ripley?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ripley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ripley is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ripley’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land28 acres of park per 1,000 residents (46 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home42% 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 35%
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Water is 13% of Ripley’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B−. 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 Rankin House State Memorial, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
2 conserved acres
under 1% of Ripley’s land. Water is left out: Ripley has 2.0 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Ripley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits2 ac
Local Historic or Cultural Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Parker House Park Local Historic or Cultural Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 2 | Open |
Things to do
10 places to go in Ripley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Ripley
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Ripley
6 boat launches without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Ripley
Ripley Boat Club
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
John P. Parker Path0.2 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
5Basketball
5Baseball
2Soccer
1Tennis
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Ripley
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 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 46 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 69 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.7 |
November is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ripley →
Next door
Ripley and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripley | under 1% | 0.2 | 28 | 42% | C |
| Union Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 31 | 27% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ripley
Where can I hike in Ripley?
The longest trail networks: Rankin House State Memorial, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Ripley is conserved land?
under 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 Ripley’s trails?
Rankin House State Memorial and Ripley Lions Club Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ripley?
1,748 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ripley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 46 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ripley have?
Ahead of 35% 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 Ripley 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 →