Chippewa Township Park
Managed by Chippewa Township
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Chippewa Township
Chippewa Township has 1,373 acres of parks, 1,111 for every 1,000 residents
7% of Chippewa Township’s land is conserved, about 1,412 acres. 4.2 miles of mapped trail cross Chippewa Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 49% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
1,412 acres · of 33.0 sq mi of land
Trails
4.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,373 ac
1,111 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
49%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
13
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Chippewa Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Chippewa Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Chippewa Township is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Chippewa Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land1,111 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,373 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home49% 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 65%
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Water is 7% of Chippewa Township’s area (2 of 35 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
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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Haymarsh Lake State Game Area
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Chippewa Lake Boating Access Site
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
1,412 conserved acres
7% of Chippewa Township’s land. Water is left out: Chippewa Township has 33.0 square miles of land and 2.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Chippewa Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife1,055 ac
Private owners307 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service35 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)13 ac
State natural resources2 ac
State Conservation Area · 1,055 acPrivate Recreation or Education · 307 acConservation Easement · 48 acUnknown · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martiny Lake State Game Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,048 | Open |
| Hills Lake Camp Private Recreation or Education | Private owners | 272 | Open |
| Town Lake Park Private Recreation or Education | Private owners | 35 | Open |
| Haymarsh Lake State Game Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 7 | Open |
| Michigan Natural Resource Trust Fund Parcel Unknown | State natural resources | 2 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Chippewa Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Chippewa Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Chippewa Township
Big Evans Lake Boat Launch
DirectionsChippewa Lake Boat Launch
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 13 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.6 mi
Cloverleaf Court0.6 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
1Baseball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Chippewa Township: 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 | 10.4 | 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 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 58 | 44 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.7 inches fall in April, the wettest month. The climate in Chippewa Township →
Next door
Chippewa Township and its neighbors
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Grant Township8.5 miEvart Township4.3 miChippewa Township4.2 miFork Township4.0 miMartiny Township2.8 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa Township | 7% | 0.1 | 1,111 | 49% | B+ |
| Grant Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Martiny Township | 15% | 0.1 | 1,695 | 38% | B+ |
| Evart Township | 4% | 0.1 | 751 | 29% | B− |
| Fork Township | 2% | 0.1 | 187 | 38% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Chippewa Township
How much of Chippewa Township is conserved land?
7% 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 Chippewa Township’s trails?
Chippewa Township Park and Haymarsh Lake State Game Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Chippewa Township?
27,583 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chippewa Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,374 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Chippewa Township have?
Ahead of 65% 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 Chippewa 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 →