Looking Glass Natural Area
Managed by Mid-Michigan Land Conservancy
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Antrim Township
Antrim Township has 580 acres of parks, 307 for every 1,000 residents
23% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.8 miles of mapped trail cross Antrim Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 4% of Antrim Township’s land is conserved, about 934 acres.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
934 acres · of 35.3 sq mi of land
Trails
3.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
580 ac
307 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
23%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
10
What kind of outdoors town is Antrim Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Antrim Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Antrim Township is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Antrim Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land307 acres of park per 1,000 residents (580 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13AParks close to home23% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 50%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B. 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
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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.
Who protects it
934 conserved acres
4% of Antrim Township’s land. Who manages Antrim Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners687 ac
Other state land188 ac
County61 ac
Private Recreation or Education · 514 acConservation Easement · 188 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 173 acLocal Other or Unknown · 61 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 186 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shiawassee Outdoor Association Private Recreation or Education | Private owners | 514 | Open |
| Utility Corridor Private Other or Unknown | Private owners | 173 | Open |
| Gravel Pit Local Other or Unknown | County | 61 | Closed |
Trails & water
10 lakes & rivers
When to get out
The best walking months in Antrim Township: July 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 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 44 | 57 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 47 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Antrim Township →
Next door
Antrim Township and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antrim Township | 4% | 0.1 | 307 | 23% | B− |
| Perry Township | 2% | 0.1 | 47 | 35% | C+ |
| Shiawassee Township | 4% | under 0.1 | 124 | 36% | C+ |
| Burns Township | 2% | 0.1 | 27 | 19% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Antrim Township
How much of Antrim 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 Antrim Township’s trails?
Looking Glass Natural Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Antrim Township?
6,909 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Antrim Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 580 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Antrim Township have?
Ahead of 50% 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 Antrim 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 →