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East Harbor State Park
Park
1,398 acres9.6 mi of trail
Red Bird TrailMeadow TrailWest Harbor TrailChannel Dunes LoopMiddle Harbor Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Danbury
Danbury, OH parks, trails & bike paths
About 5.2% of Danbury is conserved land, roughly 1,888 acres. There are about 15 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in East Harbor State Park (9.6 mi), Meadowbrook Marsh (1.1 mi), and Chautauqua Park (1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Danbury, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Danbury outdoors
Conserved land
5.2%
1,888 of 35,985 acres
Trails
15 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi · 12 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
10
386 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.8 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Meadowbrook Marsh
Park
28 acres1.1 mi of trail
Meadowbrook Marsh
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Chautauqua Park
Park
8 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Central Park
Park
8 acres0.6 mi of trail
Park Row
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 10 parks & preserves
East Harbor State Park1,398 acres · 9.6 mi of trail
Meadowbrook Marsh28 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
Chautauqua Park8 acres · 1 mi of trail
Central Park8 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Perry Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Lakeside Daisy State Nature Preserve414 acres
Francis Park8 acres
Lucien Clemons Park6 acres
Cherry Park2 acres
Foundation Park1 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Campgrounds in Danbury
Bay Point CampgroundBay Point Resort
Lakeside Boy Scouts Cabins
Lakeside Campground
Willow Bend Resort
Zeller's Beach
Trails
Named trails
- Red Bird Trail0.9 mi
- West Harbor Trail0.8 mi
- Meadow Trail0.8 mi
- Channel Dunes Loop0.6 mi
- Middle Harbor Trail0.5 mi
- Meadowbrook Marsh0.5 mi
- Blackberry Trail0.1 mi
- Park Row0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,888 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 160 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 21 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.8 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis8
- Pickleball8
- Baseball6
- Basketball5
- Soccer2
- Volleyball2
- Beach volleyball2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Danbury
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Park 1,242 acConservation Easement 188 acPrivate Conservation 121 acState Conservation Area 118 acNational Wildlife Refuge 85 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Harbor State ParkState Park | State natural resources | 1,229 | Open |
| Southwestern Lake Erie Marshes And IslandsPrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 121 | Access unknown |
| Ottawa National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 85 | Restricted |
| Dempseys Sandusky Bay Wildlife AreaState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 65 | Open |
| Danbury TownshipUnknown | Town or city | 65 | Open |
| West Harbor Wildlife AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 34 | Open |
| Meadowbrook MarshLocal Conservation Area | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| Mike's Bayfront CampingPrivate Recreation or Education | Private owners | 25 | Open |
| Lakeside Daisy Dedicated Nature PreserveState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 19 | Closed |
| Mazurik Fishing AccessState Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 15 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 19 places
Home of Benajah WalcottPlaque
Hoover Potato Digger PavilionPlaque
Lake EriePlaque
Lakeside Chautauqua Train StationBuilding
Lakeside SchoolBuilding
The Keeper's HousePlaque
The Keepers of the LightPlaque
Marblehead LighthouseMaritime · 1821
Marblehead Lighthouse State ParkLighthouse · 1880
The Keeper's House MuseumLighthouse · 1880
Nearby
Danbury and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danbury | 5.2% | 15.3 mi | 10 |
| Catawba Island | 4% | 4.4 mi | 8 |
| Sandusky | 4.9% | 5.5 mi | 15 |
| Margaretta | 12.3% | 2.7 mi | 3 |
| Portage | 1.1% | 1.0 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Danbury's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 31.4-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.