Copper Country State Forest- Baraga Unit
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
63 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Baraga
Baraga has 61 acres of parks, 31 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Copper Country State Forest- Baraga Unit (0.5 mi). 79% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Baraga, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
62 acres · of 2.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
61 ac
31 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
79%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.8 mi
2.8 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Baraga have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Baraga is ahead of 71% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, conserved land lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Baraga’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land31 acres of park per 1,000 residents (61 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home79% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 71%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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
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 Copper Country State Forest- Baraga Unit, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Baraga Marina Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
62 conserved acres
4% of Baraga’s land. Who manages Baraga’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources60 ac
Other state land1 ac
State Conservation Area · 60 acConservation Easement · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baraga State Forest Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 60 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Baraga
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Baraga
Baraga Village Ramp Boat Launch
DirectionsBiking & sports
2.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Baraga: May and 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) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 25 | 28 | 37 | 48 | 61 | 71 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
February is the driest month (1.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 76 °F). 3.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Baraga →
Questions about parks and trails in Baraga
Where can I hike in Baraga?
The longest trail networks: Copper Country State Forest- Baraga Unit, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Baraga 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 Baraga’s trails?
Copper Country State Forest- Baraga Unit and Baraga Marina Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Baraga?
2.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Baraga?
31,803 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Baraga or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 61 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Baraga have?
Ahead of 71% 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 Baraga 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 →