Ballard Avenue Park
Park
22 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Williamsport
97% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Williamsport
26 acres are parks and preserves, 25 per 1,000 residents. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Williamsport, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
9 acres · of 1.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
26 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
97%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Williamsport?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Williamsport have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Williamsport is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Williamsport’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land25 acres of park per 1,000 residents (26 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home97% 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 68%
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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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Community Square Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
9 conserved acres
1% of Williamsport’s land. Who manages Williamsport’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners6 ac
Town or city3 ac
Private Park · 6 acLocal Park · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crown Hill Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 6 | Open |
| Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
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
4Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Williamsport
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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 42 | 52 | 65 | 75 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 66 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Williamsport →
Questions about parks and trails in Williamsport
How much of Williamsport 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 Williamsport’s trails?
Ballard Avenue Park and Community Square Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Williamsport?
7,357 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Williamsport or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Williamsport have?
Ahead of 68% 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 Williamsport 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 →