Birmingham Schools Environmental Center
Park
10 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Bingham Farms
Bingham Farms has 3 acres of parks, 1.5 for every 1,000 residents
2.9 miles of mapped trail cross Bingham Farms, 2.4 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Birmingham Schools Environmental Center (0.8 mi). 67% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.2 sq mi of land
Trails
2.9 mi
2.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
1.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
67%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
4
What kind of outdoors town is Bingham Farms?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bingham Farms have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bingham Farms is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bingham Farms’ overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%DTrails2.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land1.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (3 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home67% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 38%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B. 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
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The longest trail network is Birmingham Schools Environmental Center, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
3 places to go in Bingham Farms
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Bingham Farms
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Bingham Farms
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
4 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
6Tennis
2Basketball
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Bingham Farms: August 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 34 | 45 | 58 | 70 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Bingham Farms →
Next door
Bingham Farms and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bingham Farms | under 1% | 2.4 | 2 | 67% | C+ |
| Southfield Township | 2% | 1.5 | 6 | 78% | B |
| Southfield | 5% | 0.9 | 10 | 81% | B+ |
| Beverly Hills | 3% | 1.8 | 7 | 81% | B+ |
| Franklin | 1% | 0.6 | 6 | 74% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bingham Farms
Where can I hike in Bingham Farms?
The longest trail networks: Birmingham Schools Environmental Center, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bingham Farms 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 Bingham Farms’ trails?
Birmingham Schools Environmental Center doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bingham Farms?
10,034 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bingham Farms or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bingham Farms have?
Ahead of 38% 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 Bingham Farms 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 →