Camp Monroe
Managed by St. Louis Public Schools
83 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in Bethany Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Bethany Township
50 acres are parks and preserves, 43 per 1,000 residents. 15% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Bethany Township.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
121 acres · of 34.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
50 ac
43 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
15%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bethany Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bethany Township is ahead of 25% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bethany Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land43 acres of park per 1,000 residents (50 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home15% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 25%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C+. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
121 conserved acres
under 1% of Bethany Township’s land. Who manages Bethany Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources68 ac
Private owners43 ac
Town or city9 ac
Other state land1 ac
State Other or Unknown · 68 acPrivate Recreation or Education · 43 acLocal Park · 9 acState Conservation Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 68 | Open |
| Church of God Campground Private Recreation or Education | Private owners | 43 | Open |
| Township of Bethany Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| City of St Louis Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| State Forest State Conservation Area | Other state land | 1 | Open |
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
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Bethany Township: July and 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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 32 | 43 | 57 | 69 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.7 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Bethany Township →
Next door
Bethany Township and its neighbors
Bethany Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethany Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 43 | 15% | C |
| St. Louis | 7% | 0.3 | 4 | 49% | C+ |
| Jasper Township | 1% | 0.4 | 149 | 11% | C+ |
| Wheeler Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 58% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bethany Township
How much of Bethany Township is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Bethany Township’s trails?
Camp Monroe doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bethany Township?
5,794 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bethany Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 119 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bethany Township have?
Ahead of 25% 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 Bethany Township 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 →