Beaver Creek State Park
Managed by Ohio State Parks & Watercraft
1,810 acres28 mi of trail
Orange TrailNorth Country Trail - BlueOuter Yellow TrailNorth Country Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in St. Clair Township
St. Clair Township has 2,840 acres of parks, 370 for every 1,000 residents
15% of St. Clair Township’s land is conserved, about 2,846 acres. 32 miles of mapped trail cross St. Clair Township, 1.1 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Beaver Creek State Park (28 mi).
Ahead of 85% of U.S. towns · #95 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
15%
2,846 acres · of 29.5 sq mi of land
Trails
32 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
2,840 ac
370 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
34%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is St. Clair Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does St. Clair Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, St. Clair Township is ahead of 85% of U.S. towns, #95 of 993 in Ohio. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of St. Clair Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land15% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (32 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land370 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2,840 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13AParks close to home34% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 85%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 91%
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
The longest trail network is Beaver Creek State Park, with 28 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Beaver Creek State Forest
Managed by Ohio Department of Natural Resources
1,117 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Calcutta Community Park
Park
1 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
2,846 conserved acres
15% of St. Clair Township’s land. Who manages St. Clair Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources2,829 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits16 ac
Town or city1 ac
State Park · 1,815 acState Conservation Area · 1,014 acUnknown Easement · 16 acLocal Park · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Creek State Park State Park | State natural resources | 1,815 | Open |
| Beaver Creek State Forest State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 1,014 | Open |
| Calcutta Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in St. Clair Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in St. Clair Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Waterfalls in St. Clair Township
Fredericktown Falls
DirectionsStewarts Falls
DirectionsScenic views in St. Clair Township
Dustin Huffman OverlookIn Beaver Creek State Park
DirectionsPicnic areas in St. Clair Township
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in St. Clair Township
Horseman's CampFee · In Beaver Creek State Park · Ohio State Parks
DirectionsSmoke's Tie LineIn Beaver Creek State Park
DirectionsTrails & water
25 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Horses · 20.6 mi
Orange Trail6.1 mi
Outer Yellow Trail3.4 mi
North Country Trail - Blue3.3 mi
North Country Trail1.6 mi
Red Trail1.2 mi
Yellow/Blue Trail1.1 mi
Inner Yellow Short Loop1.1 mi
Yellow Trail0.9 mi
Purple (Ridge) Trail0.9 mi
Pipeline Trail0.6 mi
15 more trails
Orange/Blue Trail
0.6 miLower Vondergreen Trail
0.6 miPipeline Trail / North Country Trail
0.5 miBlue Short Loop Trail
0.5 miOak Hill Trail / Orange Trail
0.5 miBlue Trail
0.4 miLogan's Loop Trail
0.4 miHorse Trail Connector
0.3 miOak Hill Trail
0.3 miHorse Trail - Yellow/Blue
0.2 miHorse Trail - Yellow
0.2 miHorse Trail - Yellow / Red
0.2 miHorse Trail - Pipeline (Not Blazed)
0.2 miOrange Trail / North Country Trail - Blue
0.2 miHorse Trail - Orange
0.1 miLakes & 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
14Soccer
3Baseball
2Basketball
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in St. Clair Township: 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 39 | 49 | 62 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in St. Clair Township →
Next door
St. Clair Township and its neighbors
St. Clair Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
St. Clair Township32 miMiddleton Township10 miMadison Township6.8 miGlenmoor1.1 miLiverpool Township0.5 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Clair Township | 15% | 1.1 | 370 | 34% | A |
| Middleton Township | 4% | 0.3 | 133 | 10% | B− |
| Liverpool Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 7 | 16% | D |
| Madison Township | under 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | 2% | D |
| Glenmoor | under 1% | 0.4 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in St. Clair Township
Where can I hike in St. Clair Township?
The longest trail networks: Beaver Creek State Park, 28 miles; Calcutta Community Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of St. Clair Township is conserved land?
15% 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. Clair Township’s trails?
Beaver Creek State Park and Beaver Creek State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near St. Clair Township?
18,871 acres of parks and open public land lie inside St. Clair Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,840 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does St. Clair Township have?
Ahead of 85% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #95 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. Clair 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 →