Springfield Lake Park
Managed by Springfield Township Parks
15 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Sawyerwood
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Sawyerwood
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Sawyerwood, 0.1 per square mile of land. 20 acres are parks and preserves, 16 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
20 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Sawyerwood?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sawyerwood have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sawyerwood is ahead of 46% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sawyerwood’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (20 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13BParks 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 46%
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Water is 26% of Sawyerwood’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Sawyerwood. 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 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 Springfield Lake Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
2 places to go in Sawyerwood
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Sawyerwood
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Sawyerwood: April, 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 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 38 | 47 | 61 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Sawyerwood →
Next door
Sawyerwood 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawyerwood | under 1% | 0.1 | 16 | 99%+ | B− |
| Springfield Township | 3% | 0.3 | 30 | 68% | B |
| Akron | 11% | 1.1 | 25 | 94% | A |
| Lakemore | 4% | 0.8 | 14 | 89% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sawyerwood
Where can I hike in Sawyerwood?
The longest trail networks: Springfield Lake Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Sawyerwood 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 Sawyerwood’s trails?
Springfield Lake Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Sawyerwood?
13,038 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sawyerwood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sawyerwood have?
Ahead of 46% 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 Sawyerwood 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 →