Cass City Public Park
Managed by Cass City
66 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Drdpw · CC BY-SA 4.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Cass City
12% of Cass City’s land is conserved, and 97% of residents live within a half mile of a park
140 acres are parks and preserves, 63 per 1,000 residents. 12% of Cass City’s land is conserved, about 138 acres. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Cass City, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
12%
138 acres · of 1.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
140 ac
63 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
97%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Cass City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cass City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cass City is ahead of 92% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cass City’s overall grade.
Conserved land12% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land63 acres of park per 1,000 residents (140 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home97% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 92%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Northwood Park
Managed by Village of Cass City
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
138 conserved acres
12% of Cass City’s land. Who manages Cass City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city137 ac
Private owners1 ac
Local Park · 137 acPrivate Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Cass Park Local Park | Town or city | 137 | Open |
| Private Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 1 | Restricted |
Things to do
1 places to go in Cass City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Cass City
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Cass City Walking Trail1.1 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.
Courts & fields
10Baseball
5Basketball
4Tennis
3Soccer
2Football
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Cass City: May 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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 32 | 42 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 46 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Cass City →
Next door
Cass City 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass City | 12% | 0.6 | 63 | 97% | A |
| Elkland Township | 6% | 0.1 | 315 | 78% | B+ |
| Novesta Township | 8% | 0.3 | 1,267 | 29% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cass City
How much of Cass City is conserved land?
12% 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 Cass City’s trails?
Cass City Public Park and Northwood Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cass City?
15,667 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cass City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 140 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cass City have?
Ahead of 92% 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 Cass City 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 →