Baldwin Hatchery Boating Access Site
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
16 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: rossograph · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Baldwin
Baldwin has 30 acres of parks, 24 for every 1,000 residents
92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Baldwin’s land is conserved, about 21 acres.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
21 acres · of 1.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
30 ac
24 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.5 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Baldwin?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Baldwin have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Baldwin is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Baldwin’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land24 acres of park per 1,000 residents (30 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home92% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 47%
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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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Manistee National Forest - Baldwin Ranger District
Managed by United States Forest Service
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
21 conserved acres
3% of Baldwin’s land. Who manages Baldwin’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city12 ac
U.S. Forest Service9 ac
Local Park · 12 acNational Forest · 9 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollister Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Manistee National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 9 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Baldwin
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Baldwin
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Baseball
2Tennis
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Baldwin: May 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 32 | 43 | 56 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 59 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Baldwin →
Questions about parks and trails in Baldwin
How much of Baldwin is conserved land?
3% 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 Baldwin’s trails?
Baldwin Hatchery Boating Access Site and Manistee National Forest - Baldwin Ranger District don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Baldwin?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Baldwin?
120,104 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Baldwin or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 39 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Baldwin have?
Ahead of 47% 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 Baldwin 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 →