About 71% of Peninsula is conserved land, roughly 1,983 acres. There are about 11 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Cuyahoga Valley National Park (9.4 mi) and Deep Lock Quarry Metro Park (1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Peninsula, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Peninsula outdoors
Conserved land
71%
1,983 of 2,813 acres
Trails
11 mi
2.4 mi per sq mi · 10 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
named on the map
Bike routes
2.9 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 2.9 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.
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
National Park Service
1,589 ac
Private owners
330 ac
Other or Unknown Federal Land
112 ac
County
75 ac
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 104 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 paths2.9 mi
Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
Baseball3
Tennis3
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Peninsula
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Park 1,476 acConservation Easement 226 acPrivate Park 208 acPrivate Recreation or Education 122 acLocal Park 75 ac