1
Diehl Park
Park
39 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Defiance
Defiance, OH parks, trails & bike paths
About 4% of Defiance is conserved land, roughly 343 acres. There are about 3.9 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Defiance, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Defiance outdoors
Conserved land
4%
343 of 8,503 acres
Trails
3.9 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi · 3 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
12
20 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.2 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
Riverside Park
Park
33 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Bronson Park
Park
25 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Kingsbury Park
Park
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 12 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 12 parks & preserves
Pontiac Park8 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Oldfort Defiance Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Diehl Park39 acres
Riverside Park33 acres
Bronson Park25 acres
Kingsbury Park13 acres
Compo Park8 acres
Latty Grove Park5 acres
Tecumseh Park4 acres
Legion Field2 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Defiance
Showing 1–10 of 15 playgrounds
Unnamed playground in Diehl Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Riverside Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Kingsbury Park
Unnamed playground in Kingsbury Park
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
343 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.2 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball20
- Tennis14
- Basketball6
- Football4
- Soccer4
- Volleyball2
- Skate park1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Defiance
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 200 acPrivate Park 131 acState Park 9 acPrivate Recreation or Education 3 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kettenring Country ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 131 | Open |
| Diehl ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 39 | Open |
| UAW ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 37 | Open |
| Riverside ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 32 | Open |
| VFW 3360 ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Bronson ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Kingsbury ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Independence Dam State ParkState Park | State natural resources | 9 | Open |
| Tecumseh ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Pontiac ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Fort WinchesterPlaque · 2010
Holgate Avenue Historic DistrictDistrict
Frazee CemeteryCemetery
Kahol CemeteryCemetery
Riverside CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Defiance'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 20-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.