Lake Superior State Forest - Sault Ste. Marie Unit
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Gpwitteveen · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Brimley
Few parks or trails are on the map in Brimley
29% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land
under 1%
4 acres · of 1.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
29%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.6 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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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
4 conserved acres
under 1% of Brimley’s land. Water is left out: Brimley has 1.8 square miles of land and 0.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Brimley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land4 ac
Conservation 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.
Things to do
1 places to go in Brimley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Brimley
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Brimley: May to August
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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 23 | 25 | 34 | 47 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 53 | 40 | 30 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 75 °F). 4.3 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Brimley →
Questions about parks and trails in Brimley
Are dogs allowed on Brimley’s trails?
Lake Superior State Forest - Sault Ste. Marie Unit doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Brimley?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Brimley?
44,616 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brimley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Brimley 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 →