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Outdoors in Chalmers Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Chalmers Township

4% of Chalmers Township’s land is conserved, about 606 acres. 19 acres are parks and preserves, 35 per 1,000 residents. 2.5 miles of mapped trail cross Chalmers Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
4%
606 acres · of 26.6 sq mi of land
Trails
2.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
19 ac
35 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
18%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Ball Fore Family Entertainment Center

Park
19 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

606 conserved acres

4% of Chalmers Township’s land. Who manages Chalmers Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Regional Water Districts352 ac
Private owners151 ac
State conservation142 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits80 ac
Town or city19 ac
Conservation Easement · 573 acPrivate Conservation · 151 acUnknown · 19 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 436 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Nenawakwa Land And Water Reserve
Private Conservation
Private owners151Closed
Ball Fore
Unknown
Town or city19Open
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
3Basketball
2Beach volleyball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

August is the best month for walking in Chalmers Township

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.813.812.411.09.99.3
High (°F)333851647483868478655138
Rain (in)1.81.92.54.05.15.04.23.73.73.22.61.9

January is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Chalmers Township →

Next door

Chalmers Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Chalmers Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Macomb5%1.48792%A
Macomb City Township5%1.48792%A
Colchester Township10%0.341878%A−
Emmet Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Chalmers Township

Are dogs allowed on Chalmers Township’s trails?

Ball Fore Family Entertainment Center doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Chalmers Township?

3,255 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chalmers Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Chalmers Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →