Photo: Bradley Portnoy, User:Piranhaex at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 2.0Bloomfield Hills has 11 miles of mapped trails, 2.3 for every square mile of land
9% of Bloomfield Hills’ land is conserved, about 284 acres. 34% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 74 acres are parks and preserves, 17 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns · #256 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Bloomfield Hills?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Bloomfield Hills have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bloomfield Hills is ahead of 73% of U.S. towns, #256 of 701 in Michigan. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls 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
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284 conserved acres
9% of Bloomfield Hills’ land. Who manages Bloomfield Hills’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 19 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomfield Hills Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 152 | Restricted |
| Bloomfield Hills Hunt Club Private Park | Private owners | 74 | Open |
| Stoneycroft Hills Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 39 | Restricted |
8 places to go in Bloomfield Hills
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
13 named trails and 17 lakes & rivers
3 more trails
0.2 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.
5 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 41 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Bloomfield Hills: 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 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 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 Bloomfield Hills →
Bloomfield Hills and its neighbors
Bloomfield Hills has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomfield Hills | 9% | 2.3 | 17 | 34% | B+ |
| Bloomfield Township | 6% | 0.9 | 1 | 40% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bloomfield Hills
How much of Bloomfield Hills is conserved land?
9% 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.
Where can I bike in Bloomfield Hills?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Bloomfield Hills?
11,413 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bloomfield Hills or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 74 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Bloomfield Hills have?
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #256 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 Hills 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 →