Few parks or trails are on the map in Bethel Township
1% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Bethel Township.
Ahead of 5% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Bethel Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bethel Township is ahead of 5% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
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
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43 conserved acres
under 1% of Bethel Township’s land. Who manages Bethel Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 43 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
5 lakes & rivers
The best walking months in Bethel Township: April and 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 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 35 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 48 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Bethel Township →
Bethel Township and its neighbors
Bethel Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 1% | D− |
| Ovid Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 2 | 16% | D |
| Batavia Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 7% | D |
| Gilead Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bronson Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 6% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bethel Township
How much of Bethel 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.
Is there public land near Bethel Township?
4,378 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bethel Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bethel Township have?
Ahead of 5% 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 Bethel Township 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 →