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Outdoors in Calumet Township

Calumet Township has 70 miles of mapped trails, 2.1 for every square mile of land

670 acres are parks and preserves, 106 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Calumet Lions Park (0.5 mi). 90% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Ahead of 89% of U.S. towns · #85 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it

Conserved land
3%
652 acres · of 33.4 sq mi of land
Trails
70 mi
2.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
670 ac
106 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
90%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.8 mi
1.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
1 beach

What kind of outdoors town is Calumet Township?

Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.

A trail town2.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, more than 94% of U.S. towns.Room to roam106 acres of park per 1,000 residents; the typical U.S. town has 13.Parks close to home90% of residents live within a half mile of a park.History along the way9 places on the National Register.
Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Calumet Township have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Calumet Township is ahead of 89% of U.S. towns, #85 of 701 in Michigan. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, conserved land lowest.

A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Calumet Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%B−Trails2.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (70 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4APark land106 acres of park per 1,000 residents (670 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13AParks close to home90% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 89%
LessMore
Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)Ahead of 88%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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.

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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 Calumet Lions Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Calumet Lions Park

Park
45 acres0.5 mi of trail
Keweenaw State Trail WestCalumet Lake Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

George Gipp Recreation Area

Park
109 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Houghton Douglass Falls Scenic Site

Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
14 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Agassiz Park

Park
5 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 9 parks & preserves
Calumet Lions Park45 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Directions
George Gipp Recreation Area109 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Houghton Douglass Falls Scenic Site14 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Directions
Agassiz Park5 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Directions
Calumet Waterworks Park12 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Directions
Keweenaw National Historical Park Calumet Unit6 acres
Directions
Keweenaw Underwater Preserve2 acres
Directions
Daniell Park1 acres
Directions
Italian Hall Memorial Park1 acres
Directions
Who protects it

652 conserved acres

3% of Calumet Township’s land. Who manages Calumet Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city646 ac
National Park Service6 ac
Other state land1 ac
Local Resource Management Area · 368 acLocal Park · 278 acHistoric or Cultural Area · 6 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 byAcresPublic access
Local Forest
Local Resource Management Area
Town or city368Open
George Gipp Recreation Area
Local Park
Town or city120Open
Land
Local Park
Town or city72Open
City of Copper Park
Local Park
Town or city47Open
Township of Calumet Park
Local Park
Town or city33Open
Keweenaw National Historical Park
Historic or Cultural Area
National Park Service6Restricted
Agassiz Park
Local Park
Town or city5Open
Daniell Park
Local Park
Town or city1Open
Things to do

6 places to go in Calumet Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Beaches in Calumet Township
Calumet Waterworks Beach
Directions
Trails & water

25 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Open to bikes · 10.7 miUnpaved · 16.1 mi
Keweenaw State Trail West1.9 mi
Keweenaw Central Railroad Grade1.7 mi
Old Trap Rock Valley Railroad grade1.5 mi
McGunn Creek Loop1.4 mi
Calumet Lake Trail0.9 mi
Applesauce Trail0.9 mi
ST-1530.8 mi
Traverse Trail0.7 mi
Sandy Bottom Bypass0.7 mi
South Side Trail / Applesauce0.6 mi
15 more trails
Fawn Chase Loop
0.6 mi
Lakeview Loop
0.6 mi
Bridges Descent
0.6 mi
C5
0.4 mi
Valley Trail
0.4 mi
Singletrack Bonus
0.4 mi
C12
0.4 mi
Burly Trail
0.4 mi
Bull Toad Trail
0.3 mi
Bridges Climb
0.3 mi
Greenstone Loop
0.3 mi
Bunker Trail
0.3 mi
C54
0.3 mi
Sm26C
0.3 mi
Apple Crisp Trail
0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Calumet LakelakeSwedetown PondpondTrap Rock River
Biking & sports

1.8 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

1.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Jack Stevens TrailBike route
3.5 mi
Calumet Lake TrailBike route
0.9 mi
Courts & fields
5Baseball
3Basketball
2Tennis
1Football
1Softball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

9 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Calumet TheatreBuilding · listed 1971
About it
Calumet Downtown Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1974
About it
Calumet and Hecla Industrial DistrictDistrict · listed 1974
About it
Calumet Fire StationBuilding · listed 1974
About it
Thomas H. Hoatson HouseBuilding · listed 1994
About it
Houghton County Traction Company Ahmeek Streetcar StationBuilding · listed 2000
About it
Vivian, Jr., J., and Company BuildingBuilding · listed 2003
About it
Laurium Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2005
About it
Smith-Dengler HouseBuilding · listed 2008
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Calumet Township: May, June and 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.910.211.813.515.115.915.614.212.510.89.28.5
High (°F)222535476271767466523827
Rain (in)2.11.41.42.33.03.13.33.03.43.42.21.9

February is the driest month (1.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 76 °F). 3.4 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Calumet Township →

Next door

Calumet Township and its neighbors

Calumet Township has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Allouez Township93 miCalumet Township70 miSchoolcraft Township49 miOsceola Township42 miHancock Township31 miLaurium0.7 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Calumet Township3%2.110690%A
Osceola Township1%1.714671%A−
Schoolcraft Township3%1.238962%A−
Allouez Township6%1.71,94866%A
Hancock Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Laurium13%1.14399%+A+

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Calumet Township

Where can I hike in Calumet Township?

The longest trail networks: Calumet Lions Park, 0.5 miles; George Gipp Recreation Area, 0.4 miles; Houghton Douglass Falls Scenic Site, 0.4 miles; Agassiz Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

How much of Calumet Township is conserved land?

3% 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 Calumet Township’s trails?

Calumet Lions Park and George Gipp Recreation Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Calumet Township?

1.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.8 of off-road paths. Named routes: Jack Stevens Trail and Calumet Lake Trail.

Is there public land near Calumet Township?

12,317 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Calumet Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 670 of them inside the town line.

How much outdoors does Calumet Township have?

Ahead of 89% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #85 of 701 in Michigan. 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 Calumet 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 →