Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Carrollton Township
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 27 acres are parks and preserves, 4.8 per 1,000 residents. 1% of Carrollton Township’s land is conserved, about 26 acres.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns · #572 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Carrollton Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Carrollton Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Carrollton Township is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns, #572 of 701 in Michigan. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Water is 5% of Carrollton Township’s area (0 of 4 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
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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26 conserved acres
1% of Carrollton Township’s land. Water is left out: Carrollton Township has 3.3 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Carrollton Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrollton Bar Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Stoker Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Township of Kochville Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| State Forest State Conservation Area | Other state land | 1 | Open |
| Hanchett Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
9 places to go in Carrollton Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Carrollton 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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 43 | 57 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 74 | 60 | 47 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Carrollton Township →
Carrollton Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrollton Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 5 | 99%+ | C |
| Saginaw | 7% | 0.5 | 28 | 76% | A− |
| Saginaw Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Zilwaukee | 16% | 0.1 | 104 | 99%+ | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Carrollton Township
How much of Carrollton 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.
Is there public land near Carrollton Township?
10,575 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Carrollton Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 27 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Carrollton Township have?
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #572 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 Carrollton 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 →