Bingham Township has 636 acres of parks, 452 for every 1,000 residents
4.1 miles of mapped trail cross Bingham Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 62% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Bingham Township’s land is conserved, about 701 acres.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Bingham Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Bingham Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bingham Township is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold 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
The longest trail network is Veterans Memorial Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Verona State Game Area
Hoover Farm Park
Albert E. Sleeper Park
701 conserved acres
3% of Bingham Township’s land. Who manages Bingham Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 50 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verona State Game Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 467 | Open |
| Ubly Heights Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 176 | Restricted |
| Ubly Village Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
0.0 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 Bingham Township: May 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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 31 | 41 | 54 | 66 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 59 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Bingham Township →
Bingham Township and its neighbors
Bingham 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bingham Township | 3% | 0.1 | 452 | 62% | B |
| Paris Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Austin Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Sheridan Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Verona Township | 15% | 0.2 | 2,663 | 49% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bingham Township
Where can I hike in Bingham Township?
The longest trail networks: Veterans Memorial Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bingham Township is conserved land?
3% 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 Township’s trails?
Veterans Memorial Park and Verona State Game Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bingham Township?
18,328 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bingham Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 636 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bingham Township have?
Ahead of 60% 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 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 →