Tranquility State Wildlife Area
Managed by Division of Wildlife, Ohio Department of Natural Resources
2,131 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
John T. Wilson Homestead · Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Scott Township
10% of Scott Township’s land is conserved: 2,447 acres
2 acres are parks and preserves, 0.6 per 1,000 residents. 30% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.9 miles of mapped trail cross Scott Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
10%
2,447 acres · of 37.5 sq mi of land
Trails
3.9 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
0.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
30%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Scott Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Scott Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Scott Township is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Scott Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land10% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land0.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13DParks close to home30% 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 29%
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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.
Who protects it
2,447 conserved acres
10% of Scott Township’s land. Who manages Scott Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources2,129 ac
Other state land317 ac
State Conservation Area · 2,129 acUnknown Easement · 317 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 317 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tranquility Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 2,129 | Restricted |
Things to do
3 places to go in Scott Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Scott Township
3 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
4Tracks
3Baseball
2Soccer
1Basketball
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). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
John T. Wilson HomesteadBuilding · listed 1977
About itWhen to get out
August is the best month for walking in Scott Township
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 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 44 | 54 | 66 | 75 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 67 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
November is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Scott Township →
Next door
Scott Township and its neighbors
Scott Township has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Meigs Township10 miScott Township3.9 miOliver Township2.6 miBratton Township2.5 miWayne Township2.4 miWinchester Township0.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Township | 10% | 0.1 | 1 | 30% | C |
| Meigs Township | 1% | 0.2 | 72 | 49% | C+ |
| Winchester Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 18% | D |
| Oliver Township | 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Bratton Township | 14% | 0.1 | 41 | 4% | B− |
| Wayne Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 12% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Scott Township
How much of Scott Township is conserved land?
10% 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 Scott Township’s trails?
Tranquility State Wildlife Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Scott Township?
6,334 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Scott Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Scott Township have?
Ahead of 29% 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 Scott 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 →