Outdoors · Marblehead

Marblehead, OH parks, trails & bike paths

About 3.8% of Marblehead is conserved land, roughly 102 acres. There are about 2.5 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Chautauqua Park (0.9 mi).

Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Marblehead, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.

At a glance

Marblehead outdoors

Conserved land
3.8%
102 of 2,649 acres
Trails
2.5 mi
0.6 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
5
named on the map
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

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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.
1

Chautauqua Park

Park
8 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
2

Lakeside Daisy State Nature Preserve

Nature preserve
416 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3

Francis Park

Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4

Lucien Clemons Park

Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot Website
Things to do

Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more

Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Campgrounds in Marblehead
Bay Point CampgroundBay Point Resort
Directions
Who protects the land

102 conserved acres

Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits
43 ac
Private owners
22 ac
State natural resources
19 ac
Other state land
13 ac
Town or city
5 ac

Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 43 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 paths0.8 mi
  • Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi

Courts & fields

  • Basketball3
  • Baseball2
  • Beach volleyball1
  • Tennis1

Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.

Public lands

The biggest protected places in Marblehead

From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Unknown Easement 43 acState Conservation Area 19 acLocal Park 14 acPrivate Park 13 acState Park 13 ac
PlaceManaged byAcresPublic access
Lakeside Daisy Dedicated Nature PreserveState Conservation AreaState natural resources19Closed
Bay Point Golf ClubPrivate ParkPrivate owners13Open
Marblehead Lighthouse State ParkState ParkOther state land13Open
Francis ParkLocal ParkPrivate owners7Open
Clemens ParkLocal ParkTown or city5Open
Foundation ParkLocal ParkPrivate owners2Open
History

Historic places to visit

Lake EriePlaque
The Keepers of the LightPlaque
Marblehead LighthouseMaritime · 1821
Marblehead Lighthouse State ParkLighthouse · 1880
The Keeper's House MuseumLighthouse · 1880
Clemons CemeteryCemetery
Confederate CemeteryCemetery
Holy Assumption Orthodox CemeteryCemetery
Saint Josephs CemeteryCemetery
Saint Marys Byzantine Catholic CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk

Conditions & tips from neighbors

No recent posts about Marblehead'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.

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