Bay View Woods Park
Park
20 acres0.6 mi of trail
Old Indian Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Bay View
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Bay View
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Bay View Woods Park (0.6 mi). 5% of Bay View’s land is conserved, about 11 acres.
Conserved land
5%
11 acres · of 0.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
2.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
31 ac
186 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.2 mi
0.8 mi lanes · 1.4 mi paths
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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Bay View Woods Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
11 conserved acres
5% of Bay View’s land. Who manages Bay View’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners11 ac
Local Park · 11 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Private owners | 8 | Open |
| Unknown Ballfield Local Park | Private owners | 3 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Bay View
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Bay View
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Bay View
1 playground without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.6 mi
Old Indian Trail0.6 mi
Biking & sports
2.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Tennis
1Baseball
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Bay View: May to 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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 56 | 43 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (1.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 76 °F). 4.3 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Bay View →
Next door
Bay View and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay View | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bear Creek Township | 3% | 1.0 | 88 | 30% | B+ |
| Petoskey | 19% | 5.6 | 45 | 96% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bay View
Where can I hike in Bay View?
The longest trail networks: Bay View Woods Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Bay View’s trails?
Bay View Woods Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Bay View?
2.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of painted or protected lanes and 1.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Bay View?
3,679 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bay View or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 31 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bay View 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 →