Narrow Lake Public Access
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Powers Highway-Battle Creek Bridge · Photo: kennethaw88 · CC BY 4.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Brookfield Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Brookfield Township
2% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Brookfield Township. 2 acres are parks and preserves, 1.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
402 acres · of 36.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
1.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
2%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
4
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Brookfield Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Brookfield Township is ahead of 9% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Brookfield Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land1.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home2% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 9%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Brookfield 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 still be D. 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
402 conserved acres
2% of Brookfield Township’s land. Who manages Brookfield Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land402 ac
Conservation Easement · 402 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 402 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
Things to do
1 places to go in Brookfield Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Brookfield Township
Narrow Lake Boat LaunchIn Narrow Lake Public Access
DirectionsTrails & water
4 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
1Equestrian
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).
Powers Highway-Battle Creek BridgeStructure · listed 2000
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Brookfield 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) | 9.4 | 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 | 69 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Brookfield Township →
Next door
Brookfield Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Eaton Township4.4 miClarence Township1.6 miHamlin Township1.3 miWalton Township1.0 miBrookfield Township0.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookfield Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 2 | 2% | D |
| Walton Township | 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Clarence Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 5% | D |
| Eaton Township | 1% | 0.1 | 118 | 12% | C+ |
| Hamlin Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 9 | 11% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Brookfield Township
How much of Brookfield Township is conserved land?
2% 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 Brookfield Township’s trails?
Narrow Lake Public Access doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Brookfield Township?
3,767 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brookfield Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Brookfield 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 Brookfield 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 →