Photo: Nyttend · Public domain30% of Vernon Township’s land is conserved: 6,844 acres
9.5 miles of mapped trail cross Vernon Township, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Vernon Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Vernon Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Vernon Township is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park 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
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6,844 conserved acres
30% of Vernon Township’s land. Who manages Vernon Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 6,844 | Open |
1 places to go in Vernon Township
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4 named trails
The best walking months in Vernon Township: April and August
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 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 45 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 68 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.6 |
November is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Vernon Township →
Vernon Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Township | 30% | 0.3 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
| Bloom Township | 13% | 0.3 | 4 | 18% | C+ |
| Porter Township | under 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | 6% | D |
| Decatur Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Elizabeth Township | 57% | 1.2 | 4 | 2% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Vernon Township
How much of Vernon Township is conserved land?
30% 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.
Is there public land near Vernon Township?
85,908 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Vernon Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6,875 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Vernon Township have?
Ahead of 29% 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 Vernon 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 →