Keehne Nature Preserve and Park
Managed by Village of Bellevue
18 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
AOutdoors
Outdoors in Bellevue
9% of Bellevue’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 58 acres are parks and preserves, 37 per 1,000 residents. 9% of Bellevue’s land is conserved, about 55 acres.
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
55 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
58 ac
37 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Bellevue?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bellevue have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bellevue is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bellevue’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land37 acres of park per 1,000 residents (58 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 88%
LessMore
Water is 7% of Bellevue’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 8%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A. 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 Keehne Nature Preserve and Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Jefferson Park
Managed by Village of Bellevue
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Butler Park
Managed by Village of Bellevue
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Washington Park
Managed by Village of Bellevue
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
55 conserved acres
9% of Bellevue’s land. Water is left out: Bellevue has 1.0 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Bellevue’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city55 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 51 acLocal Park · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennhe Environmental Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 51 | Open |
| Butler Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Washington Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Bellevue
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Bellevue
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Bellevue
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
6Baseball
3Soccer
1Basketball
1Skate park
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Bellevue: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 45 | 58 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 74 | 61 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Bellevue →
Questions about parks and trails in Bellevue
Where can I hike in Bellevue?
The longest trail networks: Keehne Nature Preserve and Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bellevue is conserved land?
9% 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 Bellevue’s trails?
Keehne Nature Preserve and Park and Jefferson Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bellevue?
1,851 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bellevue or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 58 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bellevue have?
Ahead of 88% 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 Bellevue 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 →