Vicksburg Recreation Area
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Brady Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Brady Township
0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Brady Township. 18% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 27 acres are parks and preserves, 6.2 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns · #639 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
736 acres · of 34.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
27 ac
6.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
18%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.2 mi
2.0 mi lanes · 2.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
5
1 beach · 1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Brady Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Brady Township is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns, #639 of 701 in Michigan. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Brady Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land6.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (27 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13CParks close to home18% 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 20%
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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)Ahead of 9%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Brady 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 D 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
736 conserved acres
3% of Brady Township’s land. Who manages Brady Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State Department of Land707 ac
Other state land706 ac
Town or city27 ac
Unknown · 707 acAgricultural Easement · 706 acLocal Recreation Area · 27 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richardson, Albert Lewis Unknown | State Department of Land | 285 | Open |
| Richardson, Robert Trafton Richardson Unknown | State Department of Land | 157 | Open |
| Richardson, Robert C Richardson Trust Unknown | State Department of Land | 146 | Open |
| Richardson, Robert C Richardson Unknown | State Department of Land | 119 | Open |
| Vicksburg Recreation Area Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 27 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Brady Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Brady Township
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Brady Township
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Brady Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Trails & water
5 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
4.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.0 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
2.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
13Tennis
2Baseball
1Football
1Soccer
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Vicksburg Union DepotBuilding · listed 2024
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Brady Township: April and July 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 46 | 59 | 71 | 80 | 84 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Brady Township →
Next door
Brady Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Schoolcraft Township8.3 miVicksburg4.2 miPavilion Township1.8 miLeonidas Township1.7 miBrady Township0.5 miMendon Township0.1 miWakeshma Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Township | 3% | under 0.1 | 6 | 18% | C− |
| Schoolcraft Township | 6% | 0.2 | 92 | 47% | B |
| Wakeshma Township | 3% | under 0.1 | 448 | 8% | C |
| Mendon Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 5 | 42% | D |
| Pavilion Township | 1% | 0.1 | 22 | 9% | C− |
| Leonidas Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 47 | 8% | C− |
| Vicksburg | 4% | 1.4 | 21 | 55% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Brady Township
How much of Brady 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 Brady Township’s trails?
Vicksburg Recreation Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Brady Township?
4.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.0 of painted or protected lanes and 2.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Brady Township?
7,290 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brady Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 27 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Brady Township have?
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #639 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 Brady 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 →