Hedges-Boyer Park
Park
79 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Tiffin419Ohio · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Tiffin
5% of Tiffin’s land is conserved: 246 acres
93% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Hedges-Boyer Park (1.4 mi), Mercy Community Nature Preserve (0.6 mi), Oakley Park (0.5 mi). 3.4 miles of mapped trail cross Tiffin, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns · #230 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
246 acres · of 7.4 sq mi of land
Trails
3.4 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
262 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
93%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.7 mi
1.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Tiffin?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Tiffin have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tiffin is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns, #230 of 993 in Ohio. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Tiffin’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land15 acres of park per 1,000 residents (262 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to home93% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 72%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 77%
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 Hedges-Boyer Park, with 1.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Mercy Community Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
20 acres0.6 mi of trail
Yellow TrailEntrance TrailRed Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Oakley Park
Park
7 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 14 parks & preserves
Hedges-Boyer Park79 acres · 1.4 mi of trail
Mercy Community Nature Preserve20 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Oakley Park7 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Rotary Park3 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsApple-Jack Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Josiah Hedges Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsSchekelhoff Nature Preserve28 acres
Hidden Valley Soccer Complex20 acres
Kernan Park12 acres
Nature Trails Park5 acres
Junior Home Park3 acres
National Corner2 acres
DirectionsRiverview Park2 acres
Beechwood Park2 acres
Who protects it
246 conserved acres
5% of Tiffin’s land. Who manages Tiffin’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city179 ac
Private owners47 ac
County21 ac
Local Park · 165 acPrivate Park · 47 acLocal Recreation Area · 34 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hedge-Boyer Park Local Park | Town or city | 81 | Open |
| Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 47 | Open |
| Schekelhoff Park Local Park | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| Seneca County Fairgrounds Local Recreation Area | County | 21 | Open |
| Highland Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Legion Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Kernan Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Oakley Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Nature Trails Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Apple-Jack Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
8 places to go in Tiffin
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Tiffin
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
4 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.7 mi
Yellow Trail0.4 mi
Track0.2 mi
Entrance Trail0.1 mi
Red Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
18Baseball
17Tennis
7Basketball
6Soccer
5Football
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →33 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 7 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Founders Hall, Heidelberg CollegeBuilding · listed 1973
About itDowntown Tiffin Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1978
About itAigler Alumni BuildingBuilding · listed 1979
About itCollege HallBuilding · listed 1979
About itFrance HallBuilding · listed 1979
About itGerhart-Rust ResidenceBuilding · listed 1979
About itGreat HallBuilding · listed 1979
About itLaird HallBuilding · listed 1979
About itOctagon, TheBuilding · listed 1979
About itPfleiderer Center for Religion and the HumanitiesBuilding · listed 1979
About itPresident's HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About itWilliard HallBuilding · listed 1979
About it21 more on the History page.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Tiffin
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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 47 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Tiffin →
Next door
Tiffin and its neighbors
Tiffin has the most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiffin | 5% | 0.5 | 15 | 93% | B+ |
| Clinton Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 21 | 19% | C− |
| Hopewell Township | 2% | 0.1 | 86 | 32% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Tiffin
Where can I hike in Tiffin?
The longest trail networks: Hedges-Boyer Park, 1.4 miles; Mercy Community Nature Preserve, 0.6 miles; Oakley Park, 0.5 miles; Rotary Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Tiffin is conserved land?
5% 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 Tiffin’s trails?
Hedges-Boyer Park and Mercy Community Nature Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Tiffin?
1.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Tiffin?
2,309 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tiffin or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 262 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Tiffin have?
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #230 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 Tiffin 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 →