Almira Township has 50 miles of mapped trails, 1.5 for every square mile of land
233 acres are parks and preserves, 59 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Pere Marquette State Forest - Traverse City Unit (34.8 mi), Lower Woodcock Lake Nature Preserve (3.1 mi), Ransom Lake Natural Area (2.6 mi). 31% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns · #326 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
466 acres · of 33.8 sq mi of land
Trails
50 mi
1.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
233 ac
59 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
31%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
7.8 mi
7.8 mi paths
Highest peak
1,086 ft
Warner Hill
Lakes & rivers
33
3 beaches · 8 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Almira Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Almira Township is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns, #326 of 701 in Michigan. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Almira Township’s overall grade.
Water is 6% of Almira Township’s area (2 of 36 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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.
The longest trail network is Pere Marquette State Forest - Traverse City Unit, with 34.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pere Marquette State Forest - Traverse City Unit
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
6,042 acres34.8 mi of trail
Lake Ann Pathway Outer LoopLake Ann Pathway Campground LoopShore-to-Shore TrailLakewood Circle+1
2% of Almira Township’s land. Water is left out: Almira Township has 33.8 square miles of land and 2.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Almira Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources238 ac
Private owners213 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits13 ac
Town or city2 ac
State Conservation Area · 238 acPrivate Park · 213 acUnknown Easement · 13 acLocal Park · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 13 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
MNRTF Parcel 32
State Conservation Area
State natural resources
238
Restricted
Mistwood Golf Course
Private Park
Private owners
213
Restricted
Bumett Park
Local Park
Town or city
2
Open
Things to do
21 places to go in Almira Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Almira Township
3 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
7.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Baseball
4Beach volleyball
2Basketball
2Tennis
1Equestrian
1Soccer
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Almira Township: May to August
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)
9.2
10.4
11.8
13.4
14.8
15.6
15.2
14.0
12.4
10.9
9.5
8.8
High (°F)
28
30
40
53
66
76
80
78
70
57
43
33
Rain (in)
2.3
1.5
1.9
2.9
3.2
3.0
3.0
3.1
3.6
4.2
2.9
2.5
February is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Almira Township →
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Almira Township
Where can I hike in Almira Township?
The longest trail networks: Pere Marquette State Forest - Traverse City Unit, 34.8 miles; Lower Woodcock Lake Nature Preserve, 3.1 miles; Ransom Lake Natural Area, 2.6 miles; Cedar Run Creek Natural Area, 1.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Almira Township is conserved land?
2% 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 Almira Township’s trails?
Pere Marquette State Forest - Traverse City Unit and Lower Woodcock Lake Nature Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Almira Township?
7.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 7.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Almira Township?
24,268 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Almira Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 233 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Almira Township have?
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #326 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 Almira Township neighbors.
Photo: Phoenix-Five · CC BY-SA 4.0