Riverfront Park
Managed by City of Algonac
7 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Algonac
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Algonac
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Riverfront Park (0.5 mi). 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Algonac, 0.8 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns · #351 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
13 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
19 ac
4.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.3 mi
0.8 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Algonac?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Algonac have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Algonac is ahead of 63% of U.S. towns, #351 of 701 in Michigan. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Algonac’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land4.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (19 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13CParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 63%
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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)Ahead of 50%
Water is 18% of Algonac’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
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 Riverfront Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lions Field
Managed by City of Algonac
9 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Columbia Street Playground
Managed by City of Algonac
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
13 conserved acres
1% of Algonac’s land. Water is left out: Algonac has 1.4 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Algonac’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land7 ac
Town or city4 ac
Not recorded1 ac
Conservation Easement · 7 acLocal Park · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algonac City Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Water Tower Park Local Park | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Algonac
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Algonac
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Algonac
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Algonac
3 boat launches without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
1.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
off-road bike paths
0.5 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
2Basketball
1Skate park
1Baseball
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Algonac: June to 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 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 43 | 55 | 67 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 47 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Algonac →
Next door
Algonac and its neighbors
Algonac has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algonac | 1% | 0.8 | 5 | 99%+ | B |
| Pearl Beach | — 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 Algonac
Where can I hike in Algonac?
The longest trail networks: Riverfront Park, 0.5 miles; Lions Field, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Algonac is conserved land?
1% 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 Algonac’s trails?
Riverfront Park and Lions Field don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Algonac?
1.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths and 0.5 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Algonac?
30,232 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Algonac or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Algonac have?
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #351 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.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Algonac 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 →