Manistee National Forest - Cadillac Ranger District
Managed by United States Forest Service
7,278 acres21.4 mi of trail
Forest Road 7461
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Cherry Grove Township
41% of Cherry Grove Township’s land is conserved: 8,818 acres
744 acres are parks and preserves, 267 per 1,000 residents. 29 miles of mapped trail cross Cherry Grove Township, 0.9 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Manistee National Forest - Cadillac Ranger District (21.4 mi), Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac Unit (6.1 mi).
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
41%
8,818 acres · of 33.4 sq mi of land
Trails
29 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
744 ac
267 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
12%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Cherry Grove Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cherry Grove Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cherry Grove Township is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cherry Grove Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land41% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (29 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land267 acres of park per 1,000 residents (744 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13AParks close to home12% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 82%
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Water is 8% of Cherry Grove Township’s area (3 of 36 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 38%.
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
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 - Cadillac Ranger District, with 21.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac Unit
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
714 acres6.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
8,818 conserved acres
41% of Cherry Grove Township’s land. Water is left out: Cherry Grove Township has 33.4 square miles of land and 2.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Cherry Grove Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service7,278 ac
State natural resources716 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits599 ac
Private owners195 ac
State Department of Land39 ac
Other state land39 ac
National Forest · 7,278 acState Conservation Area · 714 acOther Easement · 599 acPrivate Park · 195 acUnknown · 39 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 591 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 | 7,278 | Open |
| Cadillac State Forest Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 714 | Open |
| Cadillac Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 109 | Restricted |
| Lakewood Greens Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 86 | Restricted |
| Johnson, Carl T Unknown | State Department of Land | 39 | Open |
| Mitchell State Park State Park | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Cherry Grove Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Cherry Grove Township
Hemlock Boat Launch
DirectionsCampgrounds in Cherry Grove Township
Hemlock CampgroundHours: May 3 - Sep 9 00:00-24:00 · Fee · In Manistee National Forest - Cadillac Ranger District · American Land and Leisure
DirectionsHemlock CampgroundHours: May 3 - Sep 9 00:00-24:00 · Fee · In Manistee National Forest - Cadillac Ranger District · American Land and Leisure
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 19.6 mi
Forest Road 74611.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
3Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Cherry Grove Township: 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 30 | 41 | 54 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 57 | 43 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.0 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Cherry Grove Township →
Next door
Cherry Grove Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Henderson Township70 miSelma Township30 miCherry Grove Township29 miCadillac8.0 miClam Lake Township6.7 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Grove Township | 41% | 0.9 | 267 | 12% | A− |
| Selma Township | 42% | 0.9 | 1 | 10% | B− |
| Henderson Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Clam Lake Township | 9% | 0.2 | 556 | 24% | B |
| Cadillac | 13% | 1.0 | 67 | 94% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cherry Grove Township
Where can I hike in Cherry Grove Township?
The longest trail networks: Manistee National Forest - Cadillac Ranger District, 21.4 miles; Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac Unit, 6.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cherry Grove Township is conserved land?
41% 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 Cherry Grove Township’s trails?
Manistee National Forest - Cadillac Ranger District and Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac Unit don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cherry Grove Township?
116,062 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cherry Grove Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8,070 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cherry Grove Township have?
Ahead of 82% 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 Cherry Grove 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 →