Barnes Preserve
Managed by Wayne County Park District
68 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Wooster Township
6% of Wooster Township’s land is conserved: 706 acres
18% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Wooster Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 82 acres are parks and preserves, 18 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns · #666 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
706 acres · of 19.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
82 ac
18 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
18%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
4
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wooster Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wooster Township is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns, #666 of 993 in Ohio. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wooster Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land18 acres of park per 1,000 residents (82 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to home18% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 36%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 33%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− 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
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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.
Grosjean Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
706 conserved acres
6% of Wooster Township’s land. Who manages Wooster Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources680 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)20 ac
Town or city5 ac
State Conservation Area · 680 acConservation Easement · 20 acLocal Park · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 20 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 680 | Restricted |
| American Legion Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Wooster Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Wooster Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
4 lakes & rivers
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
5Tennis
4Football
4Soccer
4Baseball
2Basketball
1Tracks
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Wooster 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 39 | 48 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Wooster Township →
Next door
Wooster 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wooster Township | 6% | 0.1 | 18 | 18% | C+ |
| Wooster | 5% | 0.4 | 17 | 81% | B+ |
| Franklin Township | 17% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Plain Township | 6% | 0.1 | 35 | 11% | C+ |
| Wayne Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 1 | 8% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wooster Township
How much of Wooster Township is conserved land?
6% 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 Wooster Township’s trails?
Barnes Preserve and Grosjean Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wooster Township?
3,207 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wooster Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 82 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wooster Township have?
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #666 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 Wooster 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 →