Few parks or trails are on the map in Shawnee Hills
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Shawnee Hills, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 4% of U.S. towns · #977 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
How much outdoors does Shawnee Hills have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Shawnee Hills is ahead of 4% of U.S. towns, #977 of 993 in Ohio. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
Water is 10% of Shawnee Hills’ area (0 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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2 places to go in Shawnee Hills
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2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
August is the best month for walking in Shawnee Hills
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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 40 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Shawnee Hills →
Shawnee Hills and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Hills | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| New Jasper Township | 2% | 0.4 | 71 | 5% | C+ |
| Silvercreek Township | 3% | 0.1 | 17 | 57% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Shawnee Hills
How much of Shawnee Hills 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.
Where can I bike in Shawnee Hills?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Shawnee Hills?
3,534 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Shawnee Hills or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Shawnee Hills have?
Ahead of 4% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #977 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 Shawnee Hills neighbors.
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 →