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Smiley Park
Park
55 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Soccer Field Parking
Outdoors · Van Wert
Van Wert, OH parks, trails & bike paths
About 8.2% of Van Wert is conserved land, roughly 408 acres. There are about 2.5 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Smiley Park (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Van Wert, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Van Wert outdoors
Conserved land
8.2%
408 of 4,965 acres
Trails
2.5 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
9
38 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.4 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
Van Wert County Fairgrounds
Park
83 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Hiestand Park
Park
17 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Jubilee Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 9 parks & preserves
Smiley Park55 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Van Wert County Fairgrounds83 acres
Hiestand Park17 acres
Jubilee Park8 acres
Franklin Park4 acres
Wesley Park3 acres
Dickinson Park3 acres
Fountain Park2 acres
Memorial Park1 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 Van Wert
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Jubilee Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Franklin Park
Unnamed playground in Franklin Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
408 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.4 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis9
- Baseball6
- Basketball5
- Soccer4
- Pickleball2
- Football1
- Skate park1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Van Wert
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 261 acLocal Recreation Area 88 acPrivate Park 59 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotary ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 171 | Open |
| Van Wert County FairgroundsLocal Recreation Area | County | 88 | Open |
| Willow Bend Country ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 59 | Open |
| Smiley ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 55 | Open |
| Heistands ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Jubilee ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Franklin ParkLocal Park | County | 4 | Open |
| Wesley ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Fountain ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Memorial ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Franklin Elementary School bellMonument
Nearby
Van Wert and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Van Wert'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.