E.L. Johnson Nature Center
Managed by Bloomfield Hills Schools
43 acres2.6 mi of trail
Pond TrailSugar Maple LoopCottontail PassFox Ridge Lookout+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: ajay_suresh · CC BY 2.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Bloomfield Township
Bloomfield Township has 21 miles of mapped trails, 0.9 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: E.L. Johnson Nature Center (2.6 mi). 24 acres are parks and preserves, 0.6 per 1,000 residents. 6% of Bloomfield Township’s land is conserved, about 869 acres.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns · #499 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
869 acres · of 24.6 sq mi of land
Trails
21 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
24 ac
0.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
40%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
34 mi
34 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
20
9 beaches · 12 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Bloomfield Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bloomfield Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bloomfield Township is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns, #499 of 701 in Michigan. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bloomfield Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (21 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land0.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (24 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13DParks close to home40% 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 43%
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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)Ahead of 29%
Water is 5% of Bloomfield Township’s area (1 of 26 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 5%.
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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is E.L. Johnson Nature Center, with 2.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lone Pine Road Estates Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Shorewood Hills Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
E.L. Johnson Nature Center43 acres · 2.6 mi of trail · Bloomfield Hills Schools
DirectionsWing Lake Park Island2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsLone Pine Road Estates Park4 acres
Shorewood Hills Park1 acres
Outlot Park1 acres
Triangle Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
869 conserved acres
6% of Bloomfield Township’s land. Water is left out: Bloomfield Township has 24.6 square miles of land and 1.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Bloomfield Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners690 ac
Town or city155 ac
Other state land24 ac
Private Park · 825 acConservation Easement · 24 acLocal Recreation Area · 12 acLocal Park · 4 acLocal Other or Unknown · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Hills Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 404 | Restricted |
| Birmingham Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 153 | Restricted |
| Wabeek Country Club Private Park | Town or city | 135 | Restricted |
| Forest Lake Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 76 | Restricted |
| Heathers Club Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 55 | Restricted |
| Pontiac Municipal Golf Course Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 9 | Restricted |
| Manor Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Land Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Springdale Golf Course Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Restricted |
| Knollwood Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 2 | Restricted |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
51 places to go in Bloomfield Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Bloomfield Township
Lone Pine Beach
DirectionsPlus 8 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Bloomfield Township
30 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Bloomfield Township
12 boat launches without a name on the map.
Trails & water
12 named trails and 20 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.3 miUnpaved · 2.8 mi
Minnow Lake Path0.6 mi
Pond Trail0.4 mi
Sugar Maple Loop0.3 mi
Bloomfiled Hills Middle Nature Trail0.3 mi
Cottontail Pass0.2 mi
Fox Ridge Lookout0.2 mi
Streamside Trail0.2 mi
Cabin Trail0.1 mi
Locust Trail0.1 mi
Great Horned Trail0.1 mi
2 more trails
Warbler Loop
0.1 miOutlot Path
0.1 miBiking & sports
34 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
34 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
102Tennis
19Baseball
16Basketball
10Soccer
6Pickleball
5Multi-sport
4Football
2Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Bloomfield Township: 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) | 31 | 34 | 45 | 58 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 61 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Bloomfield Township →
Next door
Bloomfield Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
West Bloomfield Township65 miPontiac28 miTroy21 miBloomfield Township21 miSouthfield Township12 miBloomfield Hills11 miBirmingham5.2 miFranklin1.6 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomfield Township | 6% | 0.9 | 1 | 40% | C+ |
| Birmingham | 7% | 1.1 | 11 | 99%+ | A |
| Pontiac | 6% | 1.4 | 13 | 92% | A− |
| Bloomfield Hills | 9% | 2.3 | 17 | 34% | B+ |
| West Bloomfield Township | 8% | 2.4 | 13 | 87% | A |
| Southfield Township | 2% | 1.5 | 6 | 78% | B |
| Franklin | 1% | 0.6 | 6 | 74% | C+ |
| Troy | 5% | 0.6 | 12 | 78% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bloomfield Township
Where can I hike in Bloomfield Township?
The longest trail networks: E.L. Johnson Nature Center, 2.6 miles; Wing Lake Park Island, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bloomfield Township is conserved land?
6% 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 Bloomfield Township’s trails?
E.L. Johnson Nature Center and Lone Pine Road Estates Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Bloomfield Township?
34 miles of bike routes are on the map: 34 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Bloomfield Township?
24,240 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bloomfield Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 24 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bloomfield Township have?
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #499 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 Bloomfield 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 →