Zoar Wildlife Area
Nature preserve
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Seven Ranges Terminus · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainDOutdoors
Outdoors in Sandy Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Sandy Township
25% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 22 acres are parks and preserves, 7.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns · #915 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
8 acres · of 24.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
22 ac
7.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
25%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sandy Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sandy Township is ahead of 10% of U.S. towns, #915 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 Sandy Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land7.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (22 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home25% 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 10%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 8%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Sandy 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
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.
Camp Tuscazoar Preserve
Managed by Camp Tuscazoar Foundation
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
8 conserved acres
under 1% of Sandy Township’s land. Who manages Sandy Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits8 ac
State Recreation Area · 3 acPrivate Conservation · 3 acPrivate Recreation or Education · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dover Dam State Recreation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 6 | Open |
| Bolivar Reservoir Private Recreation or Education | Land trusts & nonprofits | 2 | Closed |
Things to do
3 places to go in Sandy Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Sandy Township
school play ground
DirectionsPlus 2 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
10Baseball
3Football
2Basketball
1Soccer
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Seven Ranges TerminusSite · listed 1976
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Sandy Township: April and August
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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 39 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Sandy Township →
Next door
Sandy Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Fairfield Township24 miPike Township13 miLawrence Township10 miRose Township7.9 miWilkshire Hills3.5 miZoar2.2 miSandy Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 8 | 25% | D |
| Lawrence Township | 1% | 0.4 | 35 | 41% | B− |
| Fairfield Township | 2% | 1.1 | 109 | 7% | B |
| Wilkshire Hills | 1% | 0.8 | 6 | 30% | C |
| Pike Township | 5% | 0.4 | 196 | 31% | B |
| Zoar | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Rose Township | 1% | 0.2 | 362 | 26% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sandy Township
How much of Sandy Township 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 Sandy Township’s trails?
Zoar Wildlife Area and Camp Tuscazoar Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Sandy Township?
4,134 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sandy Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 22 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sandy Township have?
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #915 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 Sandy 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 →