Nottawaseppi Band of the Huron Potawatomi Reservation
Nature preserve
340 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Athens Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Athens Township
1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Athens Township. 38% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 22 acres are parks and preserves, 8.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
79 acres · of 35.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
22 ac
8.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
38%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.7 mi
0.7 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Athens Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Athens Township is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Athens Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land8.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (22 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home38% 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 18%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Athens 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 Nottawaseppi Band of the Huron Potawatomi Reservation, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
John Wilson Park
Park
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
79 conserved acres
under 1% of Athens Township’s land. Who manages Athens Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)79 ac
Conservation Easement · 79 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 79 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
Things to do
1 places to go in Athens Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Athens Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
0.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Baseball
2Basketball
1Football
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Pine Creek Potawatomi ReservationDistrict · listed 1973
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Athens 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 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 35 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 61 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 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 Athens Township →
Next door
Athens Township and its neighbors
Athens Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Athens Township1.4 miSherwood Township0.5 miLeroy Township0.0 miWakeshma Township0.0 miClimax Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 9 | 38% | C− |
| Sherwood Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 6 | 24% | D |
| Leroy Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 8% | D− |
| Wakeshma Township | 3% | under 0.1 | 448 | 8% | C |
| Climax Township | 5% | under 0.1 | 2 | 37% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Athens Township
Where can I hike in Athens Township?
The longest trail networks: Nottawaseppi Band of the Huron Potawatomi Reservation, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Athens 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 Athens Township’s trails?
Nottawaseppi Band of the Huron Potawatomi Reservation and John Wilson Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Athens Township?
0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Athens Township?
2,086 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Athens Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 22 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Athens Township have?
Ahead of 18% 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 Athens 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 →