Photo: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0Belleville has 27 acres of parks, 6.8 for every 1,000 residents
89% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Belleville, 0.1 per square mile of land. 4% of Belleville’s land is conserved, about 26 acres.
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns · #478 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Belleville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Belleville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Belleville is ahead of 45% of U.S. towns, #478 of 701 in Michigan. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Belleville Lake - East Boating Access Site
26 conserved acres
4% of Belleville’s land. Who manages Belleville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 9 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Horizon Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Victory Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
4 places to go in Belleville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Belleville: April and June 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) | 32 | 35 | 46 | 59 | 71 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 62 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 3.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Belleville →
Questions about parks and trails in Belleville
How much of Belleville 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 Belleville’s trails?
Village Park and Belleville Lake - East Boating Access Site don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Belleville?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Belleville?
12,557 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Belleville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 27 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Belleville have?
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #478 of 701 in Michigan. 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 Belleville neighbors.
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 →