Fernwood State Forest
Managed by Ohio Department of Natural Resources
327 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Wayne Township
Wayne Township has 339 acres of parks, 182 for every 1,000 residents
2% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Wayne Township. 1% of Wayne Township’s land is conserved, about 338 acres.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
338 acres · of 38.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
339 ac
182 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
2%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
6
What kind of outdoors town is Wayne Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wayne Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wayne Township is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wayne Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land182 acres of park per 1,000 residents (339 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13AParks close to home2% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 30%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D 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
338 conserved acres
1% of Wayne Township’s land. Who manages Wayne Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources338 ac
State Conservation Area · 338 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fernwood State Forest State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 338 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Wayne Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Wayne Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 6 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.8 miUnpaved · 0.8 mi
Hellbender Preserve Trail0.8 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & 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
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Wayne 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 39 | 49 | 62 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 51 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Wayne Township →
Next door
Wayne Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Salem Township12 miSmithfield Township2.2 miGerman Township1.2 miWayne Township1.0 miCross Creek Township0.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 182 | 2% | C |
| Smithfield Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Cross Creek Township | 13% | under 0.1 | 336 | 33% | B |
| Salem Township | 3% | 0.3 | 290 | 5% | B− |
| German Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wayne Township
How much of Wayne Township is conserved land?
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 Wayne Township’s trails?
Fernwood State Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wayne Township?
6,043 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wayne Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 339 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wayne Township have?
Ahead of 30% 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 Wayne 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 →