Johnny Appleseed Roadside Park
Managed by Hocking College
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Starr Township
27% of Starr Township’s land is conserved: 6,394 acres
11% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Starr Township. 23 acres are parks and preserves, 17 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
27%
6,394 acres · of 36.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
23 ac
17 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
11%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
961 ft
Carrick Hill
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Starr Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Starr Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Starr Township is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Starr Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land27% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land17 acres of park per 1,000 residents (23 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to home11% 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 42%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Starr 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 C− to B. 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.
Who protects it
6,394 conserved acres
27% of Starr Township’s land. Who manages Starr Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service6,372 ac
State natural resources22 ac
National Forest · 6,372 acState Conservation Area · 22 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 6,372 | Open |
| Zaleski State Forest State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 22 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Starr Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Starr Township
Carrick Hill961 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Starr Township
Yogi Bear Campsite and Resort
DirectionsTrails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Starr Township
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 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 42 | 52 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Starr Township →
Next door
Starr Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Brown Township56 miGreen Township17 miYork Township13 miStarr Township0.8 miWashington Township0.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starr Township | 27% | under 0.1 | 17 | 11% | C+ |
| Brown Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Green Township | 17% | 0.5 | 12 | 28% | B |
| Washington Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 515 | 18% | C− |
| York Township | 42% | 0.4 | 324 | 64% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Starr Township
How much of Starr Township is conserved land?
27% 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 Starr Township’s trails?
Johnny Appleseed Roadside Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Starr Township?
107,130 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Starr Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6,431 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Starr Township have?
Ahead of 42% 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 Starr 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 →