1
Octagon Earthworks
Managed by Ohio History Connection
139 acres2.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Newark
Newark, OH parks, trails & bike paths
About 6% of Newark is conserved land, roughly 822 acres. There are about 5.1 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Octagon Earthworks (2.7 mi) and TJ Evans Family Park (1.1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Newark, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Newark outdoors
Conserved land
6%
822 of 13,675 acres
Trails
5.1 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 4 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
13
16 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
15.2 mi
0.8 mi lanes · 13.5 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
TJ Evans Family Park
Park
53 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Horns Hill Park
Park
111 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Edwards Field
Park
44 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 13 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 13 parks & preserves
Octagon Earthworks139 acres · 2.7 mi of trail · Ohio History Connection
TJ Evans Family Park53 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
Horns Hill Park111 acres
Edwards Field44 acres
Arnold Park29 acres
Everett Park19 acres
Denman Park14 acres
Levin Park13 acres
Newark Earthworks12 acres
Flory Park12 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 Newark
Showing 1–10 of 12 playgrounds
Levin Park PlaygroundIn Levin Park
Rotary Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
822 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1 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 lanes0.8 mi
- Off-road bike paths13.5 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.9 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball22
- Tennis10
- Basketball10
- Football3
- Beach volleyball2
- Soccer2
- Pickleball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Newark
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 472 acPrivate Park 309 acLocal Recreation Area 40 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Licking Springs Golf CoursePrivate Park | Private owners | 160 | Open |
| Moundbuilders Country ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 137 | Open |
| T.J. Evans Family ParkLocal Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 125 | Open |
| Edwards Field/Babe Ruth ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 119 | Open |
| Horns Hill ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 103 | Open |
| T.J. Evans Athletic ComplexLocal Recreation Area | Private owners | 40 | Open |
| Levin ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Denman ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Sharon Valley Road ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Everette ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 11 places
10 CommandmentsMonument
Attack On AmericaMonument
Home Building Association BankBuilding
Hudson Avenue Historic DistrictDistrict
John Lincoln Clem MonumentMonument
Observatory CircleIn Octagon Earthworks · Archaeological site
Observatory MoundIn Octagon Earthworks · Archaeological site
OctagonIn Octagon Earthworks · Archaeological site
Owens MoundArchaeological site
Wright SquareIn Wright Earthworks · Archaeological site
Nearby
Newark and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Newark'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 24-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.