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Outdoors in Barton Hills

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Barton Hills

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 3 acres are parks and preserves, 7.8 per 1,000 residents. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Barton Hills, 0.6 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
3 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
7.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

3 conserved acres

1% of Barton Hills’ land. Who manages Barton Hills’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city2 ac
Local Park · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Barton Hills Park/Pool
Local Park
Town or city2Open
Things to do

2 places to go in Barton Hills

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Boat launches in Barton Hills

2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
4Tennis
1Pickleball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Barton Hills: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.410.511.813.314.615.315.013.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)313445587079838074614736
Rain (in)2.11.82.33.13.83.63.33.23.02.82.52.1

February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Barton Hills →

Next door

Barton Hills and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Barton Hills— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Ann Arbor14%3.32499%+A+
Ann Arbor Township17%2.118984%A+

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Barton Hills

Is there public land near Barton Hills?

13,722 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Barton Hills or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Barton Hills 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 →