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Pipe Creek Wildlife Area
Nature preserve
108 acres2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trail sign
Outdoors · Sandusky
Sandusky, OH parks, trails & bike paths
About 4.9% of Sandusky is conserved land, roughly 679 acres. There are about 5.5 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Pipe Creek Wildlife Area (2 mi) and Washington Park (0.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Sandusky, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Sandusky outdoors
Conserved land
4.9%
679 of 13,886 acres
Trails
5.5 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi · 4 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
15
28 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
3.6 mi
0.8 mi lanes · 2.7 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
Washington Park
Park
9 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Dorn Community Park
Park
29 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Shoreline Park
Park
8 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 15 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 15 parks & preserves
Pipe Creek Wildlife Area108 acres · 2 mi of trail
Washington Park9 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
Dorn Community Park29 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Shoreline Park8 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Central Park8 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Veterans Memorial Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Lions Park23 acres
Battery Park22 acres
Jaycee Park11 acres
Huron Park6 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 Sandusky
Showing 1–10 of 25 playgrounds
Lemmy's Lagoon
Paddle & Climb Ropes Course
Sky Bounce Bungee Jump
SplasH2O
Watterin' Hole
Unnamed playground in Dorn Community Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
679 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.8 mi
- Off-road bike paths2.7 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball17
- Basketball16
- Tennis15
- Soccer5
- Football3
- Skate park1
- Beach volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Sandusky
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Conservation Area 430 acLocal Park 170 acPrivate Park 67 acLocal Recreation Area 5 acState Conservation Area 4 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Sandusky BayLocal Conservation Area | Town or city | 308 | Open |
| Pipe Creek Wilderness AreaLocal Conservation Area | Town or city | 122 | Open |
| Mills Creek Golf CoursePrivate Park | Private owners | 67 | Open |
| Dorn ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 31 | Open |
| Battery ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 25 | Open |
| ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Lions ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Zierhof FieldLocal Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Amvets ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Shoreline ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Cable Park Historic DistrictDistrict
Columbus Avenue Historic DistrictDistrict
Erie County Firefighters' MemorialIn Washington Park · Memorial
Calvary CemeteryCemetery
Cholera CemeteryCemetery
Saint Josephs CemeteryCemetery
Saint Marys CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Sandusky and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandusky | 4.9% | 5.5 mi | 15 |
| Margaretta | 12.3% | 2.7 mi | 3 |
| Huron | 12.5% | 9.9 mi | 12 |
| Perkins | 0.4% | 0.0 mi | 4 |
| Danbury | 5.2% | 15.3 mi | 10 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Sandusky'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 22-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.