Ezra E. and Florence (Holmes) Beardsley House · Photo: rossograph · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Bronson Township
6% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3 acres are parks and preserves, 2.0 per 1,000 residents. 2.0 miles of mapped trail cross Bronson Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Bronson Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bronson Township is ahead of 9% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
85 conserved acres
under 1% of Bronson Township’s land. Who manages Bronson Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie River Golf Club Private Park | Private owners | 85 | Restricted |
1 places to go in Bronson Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Bronson 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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 35 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 48 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Bronson Township →
Bronson Township and its neighbors
Bronson Township has the most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronson Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 6% | D |
| Bronson | 1% | 0.5 | 7 | 89% | B− |
| Matteson Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 7 | 4% | D |
| Burr Oak Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 55 | 34% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bronson Township
How much of Bronson Township is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Bronson Township’s trails?
Bronson Roadside Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bronson Township?
1,419 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bronson Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bronson Township have?
Ahead of 9% 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 Bronson Township 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 →