Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
53% of Albert Township’s land is conserved, about 22,132 acres. 22,186 acres are parks and preserves, 8,680 per 1,000 residents. 138 miles of mapped trail cross Albert Township, 2.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns · #18 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
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On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Albert Township is ahead of 96% of U.S. towns, #18 of 701 in Michigan. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Water is 7% of Albert Township’s area (5 of 70 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 50%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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The longest trail network is Mackinac State Forest - Atlanta Unit, with 114.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
53% of Albert Township’s land. Water is left out: Albert Township has 65.7 square miles of land and 4.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Albert Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 15 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta State Forest Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 21,835 | Open |
| Sage Lakes State Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 248 | Open |
| Albert Township Park Local Park | Town or city | 36 | Open |
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.1 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 28 | 39 | 52 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 56 | 42 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
February is the driest month (1.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 3.2 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Albert Township →
Albert Township has the most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Township | 53% | 2.1 | 8,680 | 50% | A+ |
| Loud Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Vienna Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Briley Township | 47% | 1.8 | 11,172 | 75% | A+ |
| Greenwood Township | 5% | 1.7 | under 1 | 1% | C+ |
| Charlton Township | 23% | 1.2 | 9,149 | 23% | A |
| Elmer Township | under 1% | 1.9 | 63 | 2% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
The longest trail networks: Mackinac State Forest - Atlanta Unit, 114.5 miles; Au Sable State Forest - Grayling Unit, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
53% of its land, against a typical 5% for a Michigan town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Mackinac State Forest - Atlanta Unit and Buttles Road Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
93,184 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Albert Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 22,186 of them inside the town line.
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #18 of 701 in Michigan. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Albert Township neighbors.
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 →