Ross Avenue Park
Park
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainBOutdoors
Outdoors in St. Bernard
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in St. Bernard
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross St. Bernard, 0.1 per square mile of land. 4% of St. Bernard’s land is conserved, about 42 acres.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns · #327 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
42 acres · of 1.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
50 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is St. Bernard?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does St. Bernard have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, St. Bernard is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns, #327 of 993 in Ohio. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of St. Bernard’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (50 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 65%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 67%
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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Vine Street Park
Managed by City of St. Benard
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 7 parks & preserves
Lytle Park7 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsRoss Avenue Park14 acres
Saint Bernard Open Space7 acres
DirectionsVine Street Park6 acres · City of St. Benard
DirectionsAlpine Park3 acres
Franklin Park1 acres
DirectionsBaker Bowl Park1 acres · City of St. Bernard
DirectionsWho protects it
42 conserved acres
4% of St. Bernard’s land. Who manages St. Bernard’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city36 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits5 ac
Local Park · 30 acLocal Conservation Area · 6 acState Recreation Area · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Ludlow Grove Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| St. Bernard Open Space Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Vine Street Pavillion Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Mill Creek Conservancy State Recreation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 5 | Open |
| Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Bertus Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Baker Bowl Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
12 places to go in St. Bernard
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in St. Bernard
12 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
5Basketball
5Baseball
3Soccer
3Football
1Softball
1Skate park
1Tennis
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).
Nurre-Royston HouseBuilding · listed 2009
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in St. Bernard
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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 44 | 53 | 66 | 76 | 83 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 68 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in St. Bernard →
Next door
St. Bernard and its neighbors
St. Bernard has the most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Bernard | 4% | 0.1 | 12 | 99%+ | B |
| Elmwood Place | 2% | under 0.1 | 3 | 99%+ | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in St. Bernard
Where can I hike in St. Bernard?
The longest trail networks: Lytle Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of St. Bernard is conserved land?
4% 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 St. Bernard’s trails?
Ross Avenue Park and Lytle Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in St. Bernard?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near St. Bernard?
16,753 acres of parks and open public land lie inside St. Bernard or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 50 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does St. Bernard have?
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #327 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 St. Bernard 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 →