1
Waterworks Park
Park
10 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Waterville
Waterville, OH parks, trails & bike paths
About 1.8% of Waterville is conserved land, roughly 61 acres. Waterville has 8 named parks and preserves on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Waterville, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Waterville outdoors
Conserved land
1.8%
61 of 3,412 acres
Trails
0.4 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
8
10 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
6.7 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 6.7 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
Farnsworth Metropark
Park
21 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Towpath Trail
Park
16 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Baer Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Scenic views in Waterville
Bird Viewing at Indianola OverlookIn Farnsworth Metropark
Unnamed scenic view in Farnsworth Metropark
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
61 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 paths6.7 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis9
- Baseball5
- Basketball3
- Pickleball3
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Waterville
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 40 acLocal Recreation Area 21 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence, Bend View, Farnsworth MetroparksLocal Park | Town or city | 35 | Open |
| Conrad ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Baer ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Waterworks ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Stitt ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Pray ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Waterville Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict
Highland Memory GardensCemetery
Wakeman CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Waterville and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterville | 1.8% | 0.4 mi | 8 |
| Waterville | 6.9% | 2.6 mi | 3 |
| Middleton | 0.7% | 3.5 mi | 2 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Waterville'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.