Manistee National Forest - Baldwin Ranger District
Managed by United States Forest Service
735 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Chase Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Chase Township
The biggest trail networks: Manistee National Forest - Baldwin Ranger District (0.9 mi). 1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Chase Township. 3% of Chase Township’s land is conserved, about 799 acres.
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
799 acres · of 35.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.7 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
8.8 mi
6.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
4
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Chase Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Chase Township is ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Chase Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% 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 10%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Chase 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 range from D− to C−. 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
The longest trail network is Manistee National Forest - Baldwin Ranger District, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
The Old School Ground
Managed by Village of Chase
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
799 conserved acres
3% of Chase Township’s land. Who manages Chase Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service736 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)63 ac
National Forest · 736 acConservation Easement · 63 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manistee National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 736 | Open |
Trails & water
4 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
8.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
6.2 mi
off-road bike paths
2.7 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
1Basketball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Chase Township: June 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) | 28 | 31 | 42 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 44 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.0 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Chase Township →
Next door
Chase Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Pinora Township56 miYates Township21 miBarton Township3.6 miChase Township1.7 miRichmond Township1.7 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Township | 3% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Yates Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Barton Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Richmond Township | 5% | 0.1 | 383 | 14% | B− |
| Pinora Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Chase Township
Where can I hike in Chase Township?
The longest trail networks: Manistee National Forest - Baldwin Ranger District, 0.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Chase 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 Chase Township’s trails?
Manistee National Forest - Baldwin Ranger District and The Old School Ground don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Chase Township?
8.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.2 of off-road paths and 2.7 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Chase Township?
85,403 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chase Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 739 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Chase Township have?
Ahead of 10% 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 Chase 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 →