Carlos Weber Roadside Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Carmel Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Carmel Township
5% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 2.0 per 1,000 residents. 1% of Carmel Township’s land is conserved, about 233 acres.
Ahead of 7% of U.S. towns · #695 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
233 acres · of 34.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
2.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
5%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Carmel Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Carmel Township is ahead of 7% of U.S. towns, #695 of 701 in Michigan. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Carmel Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land2.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (6 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home5% 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 7%
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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)#695 of 701
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Carmel 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
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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
233 conserved acres
1% of Carmel Township’s land. Who manages Carmel Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)171 ac
Private owners62 ac
County1 ac
Conservation Easement · 171 acPrivate Park · 62 acLocal Park · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 171 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadway Acres Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 62 | Restricted |
| Carlos Weber Roadside Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Carmel 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 | 44 | 58 | 69 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Carmel Township →
Next door
Carmel Township and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmel Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 5% | D |
| Charlotte | 10% | 1.9 | 23 | 86% | A |
| Eaton Township | 1% | 0.1 | 118 | 12% | C+ |
| Walton Township | 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Kalamo Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 5% | D− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Carmel Township
How much of Carmel Township is conserved land?
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 Carmel Township’s trails?
Carlos Weber Roadside Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Carmel Township?
2,862 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Carmel Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Carmel Township have?
Ahead of 7% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #695 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 Carmel 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 →