South Park
Managed by City of Gladwin
124 acres0.7 mi of trail
Riverwalk Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Buckeye Township
Buckeye Township has 1,033 acres of parks, 743 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: South Park (0.7 mi), Gladwin School Nature Area (0.5 mi), Gladwin State Game Area (0.5 mi). 13% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6% of Buckeye Township’s land is conserved, about 1,242 acres.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
1,242 acres · of 34.2 sq mi of land
Trails
15 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,033 ac
743 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
13%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Buckeye Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Buckeye Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Buckeye Township is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Buckeye Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (15 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land743 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,033 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home13% 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 64%
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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 South Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Gladwin School Nature Area
Managed by Gladwin Community Schools
191 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Gladwin State Game Area
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
78 acres0.5 mi of trail
Trail of Two Cities
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Buckeye Trailhead
Who protects it
1,242 conserved acres
6% of Buckeye Township’s land. Who manages Buckeye Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners867 ac
State fish & wildlife210 ac
Town or city155 ac
County11 ac
Private Park · 661 acState Conservation Area · 210 acPrivate Recreation or Education · 205 acLocal Park · 155 acLocal Recreation Area · 11 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye Hunting Club Private Park | Private owners | 661 | Open |
| Gladwin State Game Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 210 | Open |
| Gladwin Community Schools Private Recreation or Education | Private owners | 205 | Open |
| Buckeye Township Land Local Park | Town or city | 155 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Recreation Area | County | 11 | Open |
Trails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.1 mi
Riverwalk Trail0.7 mi
Trail of Two Cities0.5 mi
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.
Trail of Two CitiesBike route
1.2 miCourts & fields
4Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Buckeye Township: July and 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 32 | 42 | 56 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 59 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Buckeye Township →
Next door
Buckeye Township and its neighbors
Buckeye Township has the most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Buckeye Township15 miTobacco Township6.5 miHay Township5.3 miGrout Township4.6 miGladwin Township3.3 miGladwin0.6 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye Township | 6% | 0.5 | 743 | 13% | B |
| Grout Township | 4% | 0.1 | 153 | 8% | C+ |
| Hay Township | 2% | 0.2 | 51 | 12% | C+ |
| Tobacco Township | 5% | 0.2 | 66 | 16% | B− |
| Gladwin | 5% | 0.2 | 42 | 86% | B+ |
| Gladwin Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 4% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Buckeye Township
Where can I hike in Buckeye Township?
The longest trail networks: South Park, 0.7 miles; Gladwin School Nature Area, 0.5 miles; Gladwin State Game Area, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Buckeye Township is conserved land?
6% 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 Buckeye Township’s trails?
South Park and Gladwin School Nature Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Buckeye Township?
12,263 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Buckeye Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,033 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Buckeye Township have?
Ahead of 64% 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 Buckeye 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 →