Thompson Ledge Township Park
Park
54 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Thompson Township
Thompson Township has 275 acres of parks, 118 for every 1,000 residents
12% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Thompson Township. 4% of Thompson Township’s land is conserved, about 595 acres.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
595 acres · of 25.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
275 ac
118 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
12%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Thompson Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Thompson Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Thompson Township is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Thompson Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land118 acres of park per 1,000 residents (275 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13AParks close to home12% 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 38%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Thompson 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
The longest trail network is Thompson Ledge Township Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
595 conserved acres
4% of Thompson Township’s land. Who manages Thompson Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners281 ac
Town or city251 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)92 ac
County76 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits19 ac
Local Park · 251 acAgricultural Easement · 152 acPrivate Recreation or Education · 142 acState Conservation Area · 138 acConservation Easement · 19 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 115 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Ledges Park Local Park | Town or city | 147 | Open |
| Blue Rock Christian Camp State Conservation Area | Private owners | 138 | Closed |
| Thompson Township Park Local Park | Town or city | 104 | Open |
| Heritage Hill Camp Private Recreation or Education | Private owners | 88 | Closed |
| Richards Camp Private Recreation or Education | Private owners | 54 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Thompson Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Thompson Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Thompson Township
Heritage Hills Campgrounds
DirectionsBiking & 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
8Baseball
1Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Thompson Township: May to 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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 35 | 44 | 58 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Thompson Township →
Next door
Thompson Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Madison Township11 miLeroy Township8.1 miMontville Township3.3 miTrumbull Township1.6 miThompson Township0.7 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Township | 4% | under 0.1 | 118 | 12% | C+ |
| Madison Township | 12% | 0.3 | 66 | 45% | B+ |
| Montville Township | 11% | 0.1 | 650 | 30% | B |
| Trumbull Township | 3% | 0.1 | 61 | 13% | C+ |
| Leroy Township | 12% | 0.3 | 563 | 35% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Thompson Township
Where can I hike in Thompson Township?
The longest trail networks: Thompson Ledge Township Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Thompson Township 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 Thompson Township’s trails?
Thompson Ledge Township Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Thompson Township?
12,818 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Thompson Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 275 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Thompson Township have?
Ahead of 38% 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 Thompson 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 →