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Rocky Fork Metro Park
Park
242 acres3 mi of trail
Rocky Fork bridle trailNorth Meadow TrailRocky Fork dog trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Rocky Fork Metro Park dog park picnic area
Outdoors · Plain
Plain, OH parks, trails & bike paths
About 20% of Plain is conserved land, roughly 2,509 acres. There are about 28 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Rocky Fork Metro Park (3 mi), Taylor Farm Park (3 mi), and Bevelhymer Park - Yellow Zone (1.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Plain, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Plain outdoors
Conserved land
20%
2,509 of 12,779 acres
Trails
28 mi
1.4 mi per sq mi · 19 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
19
194 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
30.5 mi
0.5 mi lanes · 28.0 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
Taylor Farm Park
Park
95 acres3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Bevelhymer Park - Yellow Zone
Park
34 acres1.2 mi of trail
Bevelheimer Park path
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
New Albany wetland and nature preserve
Park
23 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Swickard Woods
Park
16 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Wexner Community Park
Park
32 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Bevelhymer Park - Green Zone
Park
23 acres0.6 mi of trail
Bevelheimer Park path
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
8
Bevelhymer Park - Orange Zone
Park
34 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 19 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 19 parks & preserves
Rocky Fork Metro Park242 acres · 3 mi of trail
Taylor Farm Park95 acres · 3 mi of trail
Bevelhymer Park - Yellow Zone34 acres · 1.2 mi of trail
New Albany wetland and nature preserve23 acres · 1.2 mi of trail
Swickard Woods16 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Wexner Community Park32 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Bevelhymer Park - Green Zone23 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Bevelhymer Park - Orange Zone34 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Bevelhymer Park - Red Zone17 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Bevelhymer Park - Blue Zone6 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Dog parks in Plain
Rocky Fork Metro Park Dog ParkIn Rocky Fork Metro Park
Trails
Named trails
Horses 1.5 miUnpaved 3.0 mi
- Rocky Fork bridle trail1.5 mi
- North Meadow Trail1.2 mi
- Rocky Fork dog trail0.3 mi
- Bevelheimer Park path0.3 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
2,509 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 32 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 lanes0.5 mi
- Off-road bike paths28.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes1.9 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis35
- Soccer32
- Pickleball27
- Baseball15
- Basketball9
- Football7
- Beach volleyball4
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Plain
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 1,290 acPrivate Park 908 acLocal Recreation Area 281 acConservation Easement 32 acLocal Conservation Area 31 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky ForkLocal Park | Regional agency | 993 | Open |
| Golf ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 395 | Open |
| New Albany LinksLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 281 | Open |
| New Albany Country ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 277 | Open |
| Winding Hollow Coutnry ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 177 | Open |
| Bevelhymer Park-Yellow And Orange ZoneLocal Park | Town or city | 69 | Open |
| New Labany Country ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 60 | Open |
| Swickard Woods ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 49 | Open |
| Unknown ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| New Albany Nature PreserveLocal Conservation Area | Town or city | 31 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Burnside CemeteryCemetery
Maplewood CemeteryCemetery
New Albany CemeteryCemetery
Union CemeteryCemetery
Wagner CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Plain and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plain | 19.6% | 27.5 mi | 19 |
| Columbus | 8.5% | 141.0 mi | 290 |
| New Albany | 7.8% | 22.0 mi | 18 |
| Blendon | 13.6% | 5.7 mi | 5 |
| Harlem | 0.1% | 2.0 mi | 0 |
| Jersey | 0.8% | 3.6 mi | 0 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Plain'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.