Outdoors · Perkins

Perkins, OH parks, trails & bike paths

Perkins has 4 named parks and preserves on the map.

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

At a glance

Perkins outdoors

Conserved land
0.4%
60 of 16,490 acres
Trails
0.0 mi
0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
4
5 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
1.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 1.0 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

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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

Strikfaden Park

Managed by Perkins Township
28 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
2

Pelton Park

Park
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3

Fairview Lanes Park

Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4

Leisure II Park

Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do

Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more

Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Perkins
The Minors Playground
Directions
The Pros Playground
Directions
Unnamed playground in Strikfaden Park
Directions
Unnamed playground
Directions
Unnamed playground
Directions
Unnamed playground in Leisure II Park
Directions
Unnamed playground in Fairview Lanes Park
Directions
Water

Lakes & rivers

Tap a name for directions.

Who protects the land

60 conserved acres

Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County
44 ac
Private owners
16 ac
Biking & sports

Bike routes, courts & fields

  • Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
  • Off-road bike paths1.0 mi
  • Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi

Courts & fields

  • Baseball14
  • Tennis9
  • Soccer5
  • Basketball4
  • Football1
  • Volleyball1

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

Public lands

The biggest protected places in Perkins

From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Recreation Area 26 acLocal Park 19 acPrivate Park 16 ac
PlaceManaged byAcresPublic access
Erie County FairgroundsLocal Recreation AreaCounty26Open
Pelton ParkLocal ParkCounty19Open
Woussickett Golf CoursePrivate ParkPrivate owners16Open
History

Historic places to visit

Oakland CemeteryCemetery
Oheb Shalom CemeteryCemetery
Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home CemeteryCemetery
Perkins CemeteryCemetery
Wilmer CemeteryCemetery
Nearby

Perkins and its neighbors

Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
TownConservedTrailsParks & preserves
Perkins0.4%0.0 mi4
Oxford4.4%0.0 mi1
Margaretta12.3%2.7 mi3
Sandusky4.9%5.5 mi15
Huron12.5%9.9 mi12
Trail talk

Conditions & tips from neighbors

No recent posts about Perkins'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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