R.A. Greene Park
Park
17 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Blackman Township
Blackman Township has 128 acres of parks, 5.0 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: R.A. Greene Park (0.6 mi). 17% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4.7 miles of mapped trail cross Blackman Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns · #646 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
233 acres · of 31.7 sq mi of land
Trails
4.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
128 ac
5.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
17%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.7 mi
5.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Blackman Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Blackman Township is ahead of 19% of U.S. towns, #646 of 701 in Michigan. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Blackman Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land5.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (128 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13CParks close to home17% 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 19%
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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)Ahead of 8%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Blackman Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− 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
The longest trail network is R.A. Greene Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Rod Mills Park
Managed by Blackman Charter Township
89 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
233 conserved acres
1% of Blackman Township’s land. Who manages Blackman Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners118 ac
Town or city111 ac
Other state land4 ac
Private Park · 118 acLocal Park · 111 acConservation Easement · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparrow Hawk Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 118 | Restricted |
| Rod Mills Park Local Park | Town or city | 76 | Open |
| R A Greene Park Local Park | Town or city | 35 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Blackman Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Blackman Township
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Horses · 0.8 miUnpaved · 0.7 mi
Horse Track0.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
5.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
10Baseball
6Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Blackman 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) | 9.4 | 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 | 69 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Blackman Township →
Next door
Blackman Township 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackman Township | 1% | 0.1 | 5 | 17% | C− |
| Jackson | 10% | 1.4 | 24 | 98% | A |
| Summit Township | 6% | 0.3 | 16 | 42% | B− |
| Rives Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 2% | D |
| Leoni Township | 11% | 0.1 | 162 | 34% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Blackman Township
Where can I hike in Blackman Township?
The longest trail networks: R.A. Greene Park, 0.6 miles; Rod Mills Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Blackman Township is conserved land?
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 Blackman Township’s trails?
R.A. Greene Park and Rod Mills Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Blackman Township?
5.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Blackman Township?
11,035 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Blackman Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 128 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Blackman Township have?
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #646 of 701 in Michigan. 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 Blackman 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 →