Alderfer-Oenslager Wildlife Sanctuary
Managed by Medina County Park District
244 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Sharon Center
Sharon Center has 408 acres of parks, 362 for every 1,000 residents
19% of Sharon Center’s land is conserved, about 588 acres. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Sharon Center. 59% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
19%
588 acres · of 4.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
408 ac
362 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
59%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Sharon Center?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sharon Center have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sharon Center is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sharon Center’s overall grade.
Conserved land19% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land362 acres of park per 1,000 residents (408 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13AParks close to home59% 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 68%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A. 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.
Wolf Creek and Oenslager Nature Center
Managed by Medina County Park District
242 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Sharon Preserve - Medina County Park District - Undeveloped Site
Park
145 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Sharron Community park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Sharon Center Public Square1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsAlderfer-Oenslager Wildlife Sanctuary244 acres · Medina County Park District
Wolf Creek and Oenslager Nature Center242 acres · Medina County Park District
DirectionsSharon Preserve - Medina County Park District - Undeveloped Site145 acres
Sharron Community park7 acres
Who protects it
588 conserved acres
19% of Sharon Center’s land. Who manages Sharon Center’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners338 ac
County239 ac
Town or city9 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits2 ac
Private Park · 338 acLocal Park · 247 acUnknown Easement · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alderfer/oenslager Park Local Park | County | 239 | Open |
| Sharon Golf Club Private Park | Private owners | 213 | Open |
| Western Reserve Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 126 | Open |
| Sharon Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
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
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Sharon Center: 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 | 37 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Sharon Center →
Questions about parks and trails in Sharon Center
How much of Sharon Center is conserved land?
19% 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 Sharon Center’s trails?
Alderfer-Oenslager Wildlife Sanctuary and Wolf Creek and Oenslager Nature Center don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Sharon Center?
14,464 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sharon Center or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 408 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sharon Center have?
Ahead of 68% 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 Sharon Center 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 →