Photo: Bmburch · CC BY-SA 4.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Clawson
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Clawson City Park (0.9 mi). 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Clawson, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns · #329 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Clawson?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Clawson have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Clawson is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns, #329 of 701 in Michigan. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Clawson City Park, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 5 parks & preserves
46 conserved acres
3% of Clawson’s land. Who manages Clawson’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clawson City Park Local Park | Town or city | 35 | Open |
| Grant Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Parkland Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Baker Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Hunter Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
9 places to go in Clawson
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Clawson: June, August 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 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 45 | 58 | 70 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 62 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 3.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Clawson →
Clawson and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Clawson
Where can I hike in Clawson?
The longest trail networks: Clawson City Park, 0.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Clawson 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 Clawson’s trails?
Clawson City Park and Grant Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Clawson?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Clawson?
9,977 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clawson or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 49 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Clawson have?
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #329 of 701 in Michigan. 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 Clawson neighbors.
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 →