Barkcamp State Park
Managed by Ohio State Parks & Watercraft
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
James Kinney Farmstead · Photo: Bwsmith84 at en.wikipedia · CC BY 3.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Smith Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Smith Township
3% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Smith Township. 2% of Smith Township’s land is conserved, about 469 acres.
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
469 acres · of 36.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
3%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,362 ft
Chapel Hill
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Smith Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Smith Township is ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Smith Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% 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 land0.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13DParks close to home3% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 10%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Smith Township. 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 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
469 conserved acres
2% of Smith Township’s land. Who manages Smith Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land468 ac
State natural resources1 ac
Private Historic or Cultural · 468 acState Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dysart Woods Private Historic or Cultural | Other state land | 468 | Open |
| Barkcamp State Park State Park | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Smith Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Smith Township
Chapel Hill1,362 ft elevation
DirectionsGalloway Knob1,358 ft elevation
DirectionsCool Hill1,273 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
2 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
2Baseball
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).
James Kinney FarmsteadDistrict · listed 1999
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Smith Township: April and August
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 40 | 50 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Smith Township →
Next door
Smith Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Goshen Township7.5 miRichland Township5.5 miWashington Township4.3 miMead Township2.8 miSmith Township1.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Township | 2% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 3% | D |
| Richland Township | 1% | 0.1 | 6 | 24% | C− |
| Goshen Township | 1% | 0.2 | 80 | 47% | B− |
| Washington Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Mead Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 59% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Smith Township
How much of Smith Township is conserved land?
2% 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 Smith Township’s trails?
Barkcamp State Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Smith Township?
3,094 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Smith Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Smith Township have?
Ahead of 10% 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 Smith 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 →