Muskegon State Game Area
Managed by Michigan DNR - Wildlife Division
6,001 acres7.4 mi of trail
LP19 Snowmobile Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Bridgeton Township
Bridgeton Township has 5,965 acres of parks, 2,611 for every 1,000 residents
26% of Bridgeton Township’s land is conserved, about 5,899 acres. The biggest trail networks: Muskegon State Game Area (7.4 mi). 20 miles of mapped trail cross Bridgeton Township, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 83% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
26%
5,899 acres · of 35.7 sq mi of land
Trails
20 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
5,965 ac
2,611 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
30%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
5
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Bridgeton Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bridgeton Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bridgeton Township is ahead of 83% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bridgeton Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land26% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (20 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land2,611 acres of park per 1,000 residents (5,965 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home30% 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 83%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A. 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 Muskegon State Game Area, with 7.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Maple Island Boating Access Site
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
24 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Bridgeton Township Park
Park
5 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
5,899 conserved acres
26% of Bridgeton Township’s land. Who manages Bridgeton Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife5,898 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)1 ac
State Conservation Area · 5,898 acConservation Easement · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muskegon State Game Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 5,898 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Bridgeton Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Bridgeton Township
Bridgeton Township Park Boat Launch
DirectionsMaple Island Boat Launch
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 5.7 mi
LP19 Snowmobile Trail1.8 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Bridgeton Township: 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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 44 | 57 | 69 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 60 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.0 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Bridgeton Township →
Next door
Bridgeton Township and its neighbors
Bridgeton Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Cedar Creek Township43 miBridgeton Township20 miMoorland Township9.0 miSheridan Township5.4 miAshland Township3.8 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeton Township | 26% | 0.6 | 2,611 | 30% | A− |
| Sheridan Township | 2% | 0.2 | 71 | 23% | C+ |
| Ashland Township | 2% | 0.1 | 18 | 3% | C |
| Cedar Creek Township | 26% | 1.2 | 519 | 11% | A− |
| Moorland Township | 33% | 0.3 | 4,535 | 31% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bridgeton Township
Where can I hike in Bridgeton Township?
The longest trail networks: Muskegon State Game Area, 7.4 miles; Bridgeton Township Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bridgeton Township is conserved land?
26% 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 Bridgeton Township’s trails?
Muskegon State Game Area and Maple Island Boating Access Site don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bridgeton Township?
47,193 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bridgeton Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5,965 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bridgeton Township have?
Ahead of 83% 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 Bridgeton 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 →