Showboat Park
Park
61 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ken (Sentrawoods) · CC BY-SA 2.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Chesaning
Chesaning has 114 acres of parks, 46 for every 1,000 residents
93% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Showboat Park (0.9 mi). 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Chesaning, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 3.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
114 ac
46 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
93%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Chesaning?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Chesaning have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Chesaning is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Chesaning’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land46 acres of park per 1,000 residents (114 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home93% 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 56%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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 Showboat Park, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Chesaning Parks Birding and Nature Trail
Park
48 acres0.2 mi of trail
Chesaning Nature Trail
Dogs on leash
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
2 places to go in Chesaning
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Chesaning
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Chesaning Nature Trail0.2 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
8Baseball
8Tennis
4Basketball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Chesaning: 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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 44 | 57 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 74 | 61 | 47 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Chesaning →
Questions about parks and trails in Chesaning
Where can I hike in Chesaning?
The longest trail networks: Showboat Park, 0.9 miles; Chesaning Parks Birding and Nature Trail, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Chesaning is conserved land?
under 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.
Are dogs allowed on Chesaning’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Chesaning Parks Birding and Nature Trail (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Chesaning?
10,346 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chesaning or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 114 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Chesaning have?
Ahead of 56% 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 Chesaning 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 →