Bailey Nature Preserve
Managed by Barry County
154 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Assyria Township
Assyria Township has 155 acres of parks, 77 for every 1,000 residents
4% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Assyria Township.
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
4 acres · of 35.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
155 ac
77 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
4%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
7
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Assyria Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Assyria Township is ahead of 19% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Assyria Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land77 acres of park per 1,000 residents (155 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home4% 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 19%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Assyria Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to C. 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 Bailey Nature Preserve, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
4 conserved acres
under 1% of Assyria Township’s land. Who manages Assyria Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service4 ac
Conservation Easement · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
Trails & water
7 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Assyria 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 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 45 | 58 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 74 | 61 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Assyria Township →
Next door
Assyria Township and its neighbors
Assyria Township has the most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assyria Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 77 | 4% | C− |
| Johnstown Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 80 | 23% | C |
| Bellevue Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 23 | 43% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Assyria Township
Where can I hike in Assyria Township?
The longest trail networks: Bailey Nature Preserve, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Assyria Township is conserved land?
under 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 Assyria Township’s trails?
Bailey Nature Preserve doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Assyria Township?
6,084 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Assyria Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 155 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Assyria Township have?
Ahead of 19% 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 Assyria 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 →