Whitehouse Nature Center
Park
146 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Albion Township
Albion Township has 213 acres of parks, 216 for every 1,000 residents
9% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 18 miles of mapped trail cross Albion Township, 0.5 per square mile of land. 4% of Albion Township’s land is conserved, about 783 acres.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
783 acres · of 32.7 sq mi of land
Trails
18 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
213 ac
216 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
9%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.6 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
4
What kind of outdoors town is Albion Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Albion Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Albion Township is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Albion Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (18 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land216 acres of park per 1,000 residents (213 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13AParks close to home9% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 59%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to A−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Whitehouse Nature Center, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Ménwabek Meadow Park
Managed by Calhoun County
63 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
783 conserved acres
4% of Albion Township’s land. Who manages Albion Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)452 ac
Other state land271 ac
State Department of Land124 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service60 ac
Conservation Easement · 512 acLocal Conservation Area · 146 acUnknown · 124 acAgricultural Easement · 124 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 512 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehouse Nature Center Local Conservation Area | Other state land | 146 | Open |
| Deigert Unknown | State Department of Land | 124 | Open |
Trails & water
4 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.6 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out
The best walking months in Albion Township: July and September
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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 45 | 58 | 70 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 61 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Albion Township →
Next door
Albion Township and its neighbors
Albion Township has the most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Albion Township18 miConcord Township6.7 miHomer Township5.7 miSheridan Township4.0 miAlbion2.1 miEckford Township0.6 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albion Township | 4% | 0.5 | 216 | 9% | B |
| Albion | 5% | 0.5 | 21 | 98% | A− |
| Eckford Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 48 | 20% | C− |
| Homer Township | 1% | 0.2 | 6 | 56% | C |
| Sheridan Township | 1% | 0.1 | 7 | 26% | C− |
| Concord Township | 4% | 0.2 | 1 | 21% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Albion Township
Where can I hike in Albion Township?
The longest trail networks: Whitehouse Nature Center, 0.4 miles; Ménwabek Meadow Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Albion Township is conserved land?
4% 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.
Are dogs allowed on Albion Township’s trails?
Whitehouse Nature Center and Ménwabek Meadow Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Albion Township?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Albion Township?
1,424 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Albion Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 213 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Albion Township have?
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Albion Township neighbors.
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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 →