1
Eagle Creek State Nature Preserve
Managed by Ohio Department of Natural Resources
547 acres2.9 mi of trail
ClubmossGoldenrodAccess
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
Outdoors · Nelson
Nelson, OH parks, trails & bike paths
About 5.2% of Nelson is conserved land, roughly 797 acres. There are about 5.1 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Eagle Creek State Nature Preserve (2.9 mi) and Nelson-Kennedy Ledges State Park (1.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Nelson, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Nelson outdoors
Conserved land
5.2%
797 of 15,430 acres
Trails
5.1 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
256 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 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
Nelson-Kennedy Ledges State Park
Managed by Ohio State Parks & Watercraft
65 acres1.7 mi of trail
Blue TrailWhite TrailYellow TrailRed Trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Nelson Ledges Quarry Park
Park
58 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trail sign
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Waterfalls in Nelson
Cascade FallsIn Nelson-Kennedy Ledges State Park
Minnehaha FallsIn Nelson-Kennedy Ledges State Park
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 4.5 mi
- Clubmoss1.1 mi
- Blue Trail0.8 mi
- Goldenrod0.7 mi
- White Trail0.3 mi
- Access0.3 mi
- Yellow Trail0.2 mi
- Red Trail0.2 mi
Who protects the land
797 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 124 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 paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Nelson
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 236 acState Park 170 acPrivate Recreation or Education 139 acPrivate Park 129 acConservation Easement 124 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle CreekState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 236 | Open |
| Nelson-Kennedy Ledges State ParkState Park | State natural resources | 170 | Open |
| Sugar Bush Golf ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 129 | Open |
| A & A Shooting & Hunting ClubPrivate Recreation or Education | Private owners | 79 | Closed |
| Nelsons Ledges Quarry ParkPrivate Recreation or Education | Private owners | 60 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Abbott CemeteryCemetery
Harrington CemeteryCemetery
Keiper-Tuller CemeteryCemetery
Kennedy Ledge CemeteryCemetery
Tinker CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Nelson and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson | 5.2% | 5.1 mi | 3 |
| Garrettsville | 2.7% | 1.0 mi | 3 |
| Hiram | 10.2% | 12.6 mi | 3 |
| Parkman | 6.7% | 1.4 mi | 0 |
| Windham | 1.1% | 0.0 mi | 1 |
| Southington | 2.1% | 0.7 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Nelson'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.