Don Horne Park
Managed by Village of Cassopolis
37 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: rossograph · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Cassopolis
6% of Cassopolis’ land is conserved, and 96% of residents live within a half mile of a park
57 acres are parks and preserves, 31 per 1,000 residents. 6% of Cassopolis’ land is conserved, about 84 acres. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Cassopolis.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
84 acres · of 2.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
57 ac
31 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
96%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.3 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
1
1 beach · 1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Cassopolis?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cassopolis have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cassopolis is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cassopolis’ overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land31 acres of park per 1,000 residents (57 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home96% 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 67%
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Water is 10% of Cassopolis’ area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 6%.
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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Clisbee Park
Managed by Village of Cassopolis
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Log Cabin Park
Managed by Village of Cassopolis
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Stone Lake Beach
Managed by Village of Cassopolis
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
84 conserved acres
6% of Cassopolis’ land. Water is left out: Cassopolis has 2.0 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Cassopolis’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners39 ac
County32 ac
Town or city12 ac
Private Park · 39 acLocal Recreation Area · 34 acLocal Park · 11 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cass Fairgrounds Local Recreation Area | County | 32 | Restricted |
| Park Shore Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 23 | Restricted |
| Diamond Lake Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 16 | Restricted |
| Russ Field Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Clisbee Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Pioneer Log Cabin Museum and Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| South Side Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Camp Baber Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Cassopolis
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Cassopolis
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Cassopolis
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Cassopolis
Stone Lake Public Boat LaunchIn Stone Lake Public Access
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
5Basketball
4Baseball
1Soccer
1Equestrian
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Cassopolis: April, 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 35 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 48 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Cassopolis →
Questions about parks and trails in Cassopolis
How much of Cassopolis 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 Cassopolis’ trails?
Don Horne Park and Clisbee Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Cassopolis?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Cassopolis?
6,034 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cassopolis or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 57 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cassopolis have?
Ahead of 67% 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 Cassopolis 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 →