1
Veterans Memorial Lake Park
Managed by Norwalk Park & Rec
321 acres3.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Norwalk
Norwalk, OH parks, trails & bike paths
About 9.1% of Norwalk is conserved land, roughly 528 acres. There are about 6.7 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Veterans Memorial Lake Park (3.8 mi) and Norwalk Area Contractors Park (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Norwalk, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Norwalk outdoors
Conserved land
9.1%
528 of 5,811 acres
Trails
6.7 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi · 5 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
6
31 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
4.0 mi
0.1 mi lanes · 3.8 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
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
Norwalk Area Contractors Park
Park
17 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Pleasant Street Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Lion's Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Norwalk
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in McGuan Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Norwalk Area Contractors Park
Unnamed playground in Veterans Memorial Lake Park
Unnamed playground in Veterans Memorial Lake Park
Unnamed playground in Bishman Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
528 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.1 mi
- Off-road bike paths3.8 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball15
- Tennis7
- Soccer6
- Football5
- Basketball1
- Beach volleyball1
- Volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Norwalk
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Recreation Area 335 acLocal Park 118 acPrivate Park 75 ac
Showing 1–10 of 14 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Lake ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 316 | Open |
| Norwalk Sycamore Hills Golf ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 75 | Open |
| Baines ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Sofios ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 27 | Open |
| Stoutenberg ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Whitney FieldLocal Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Vfw ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Mcguan ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Lions ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
West Main Street Historic DistrictDistrict
Saint Peter Catholic CemeteryCemetery
Woodlawn CemetaryCemetery
Nearby
Norwalk and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwalk | 9.1% | 6.7 mi | 6 |
| Ridgefield | 1.3% | 0.8 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Norwalk'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.