Photo: Chris Green:Chrisg21090 (Uploads) / Chrisg21090 at English Wikipedia · Public domainVenice Township has 54 acres of parks, 30 for every 1,000 residents
0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Venice Township. 53% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Venice Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Venice Township is ahead of 27% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
31 conserved acres
under 1% of Venice Township’s land. Who manages Venice Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attica Fairgrounds Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 31 | Open |
1 places to go in Venice Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Venice Township: 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 37 | 46 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Venice Township →
Venice Township and its neighbors
Venice Township has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venice Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 30 | 53% | C |
| Richmond Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bloom Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 255 | 57% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Venice Township
How much of Venice Township is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Venice Township’s trails?
Attica Raceway Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Venice Township?
2,558 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Venice Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 54 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Venice Township have?
Ahead of 27% 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 Venice Township neighbors.
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 →