Seltzer Park
Park
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Sacred Heart of Jesus Churches · Photo: User:OHWiki · CC0COutdoors
Outdoors in Sharon Township
Sharon Township has 59 acres of parks, 6.5 for every 1,000 residents
0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Sharon Township. 82% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns · #766 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
50 acres · of 24.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
59 ac
6.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
82%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Sharon Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sharon Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sharon Township is ahead of 25% of U.S. towns, #766 of 993 in Ohio. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sharon Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land6.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (59 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home82% 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 25%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 23%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− 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.
McBride Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
50 conserved acres
under 1% of Sharon Township’s land. Who manages Sharon Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city50 ac
Local Park · 33 acLocal Recreation Area · 17 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seltzer Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Conley Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Rabold Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Vets Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Ball Fields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Water Tower Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Mcbride Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Black Fork Commons Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Easterline Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Sharon Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Sharon 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
10Baseball
10Tennis
3Football
2Basketball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Sacred Heart of Jesus ChurchesBuilding · listed 1986
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Sharon Township: 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 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 47 | 61 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Sharon Township →
Next door
Sharon Township and its neighbors
Sharon Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 7 | 82% | C |
| Jackson Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 30% | D |
| Shelby | 1% | 0.1 | 7 | 90% | C+ |
| Springfield Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 16 | 29% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sharon Township
How much of Sharon 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 Sharon Township’s trails?
Seltzer Park and McBride Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Sharon Township?
3,137 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sharon Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 59 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sharon Township have?
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #766 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 Sharon 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 →