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Public Dock
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Howard
Howard, OH parks, trails & bike paths
About 1.8% of Howard is conserved land, roughly 271 acres. There are about 4.5 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Howard, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Howard outdoors
Conserved land
1.8%
271 of 14,927 acres
Trails
4.5 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 1 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
2
45 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
5.4 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 5.4 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
Howard Rotary Park (Ohio to Erie Trailhead)
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Boat launches in Howard
Showing 1–10 of 12 boat launches
Boat Launch
Boat Launch
Main Boat Launch
South Boat Launch
Unnamed boat launch
Unnamed boat launch
Unnamed boat launch
Unnamed boat launch
Unnamed boat launch
Unnamed boat launch
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
271 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 12 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. 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 paths5.4 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball3
- Basketball1
- Volleyball1
- Soccer1
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Howard
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Private Park 195 acLocal Park 64 acUnknown Easement 12 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Valley Golf CoursePrivate Park | Private owners | 168 | Open |
| Apple Valley Lake ParkLocal Park | Private owners | 36 | Open |
| Hidden Hills Golf CoursePrivate Park | Private owners | 26 | Open |
| Davis BeachLocal Park | Private owners | 13 | Open |
| King BeachLocal Park | Private owners | 9 | Open |
| Sutton Beach ParkLocal Park | Private owners | 3 | Open |
| Rotary ParkLocal Park | County | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Branstool-Critchfield-Shrimplin CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Howard and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | 1.8% | 4.5 mi | 2 |
| Union | 1.6% | 7.0 mi | 0 |
| Brown | 0% | 6.4 mi | 1 |
| Harrison | 8.3% | 1.1 mi | 0 |
| Monroe | 2.5% | 8.0 mi | 3 |
| Apple Valley | 5.3% | 2.6 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Howard'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.