Lennon Roadside Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Clayton Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Clayton Township
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Clayton Township. 9% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 12 acres are parks and preserves, 1.7 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns · #689 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
208 acres · of 34.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
1.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
9%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.3 mi lanes
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Clayton Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Clayton Township is ahead of 8% of U.S. towns, #689 of 701 in Michigan. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Clayton Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land1.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (12 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home9% 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 8%
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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)Ahead of 2%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Clayton 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 still be D. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
208 conserved acres
1% of Clayton Township’s land. Who manages Clayton Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners163 ac
Other state land44 ac
State Department of Land38 ac
Private Other or Unknown · 163 acUnknown · 38 acAgricultural Easement · 38 acState Conservation Area · 7 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utility Corridor Private Other or Unknown | Private owners | 163 | Open |
| Cupal Unknown | State Department of Land | 38 | Open |
| Forest Reserve State Conservation Area | Other state land | 7 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Clayton Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Clayton Township
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Clayton Township
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
0.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
2Basketball
2Tennis
2Baseball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Clayton Township: July 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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 44 | 58 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 74 | 61 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Clayton Township →
Next door
Clayton Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Flushing Township8.3 miFlint Township3.6 miClayton Township0.2 miSwartz Creek0.0 miVenice Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 9% | D |
| Swartz Creek | 3% | under 0.1 | 12 | 79% | C+ |
| Flint Township | 4% | 0.2 | 7 | 35% | C |
| Venice Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 22% | D |
| Flushing Township | 2% | 0.3 | 27 | 22% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Clayton Township
How much of Clayton Township is conserved land?
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 Clayton Township’s trails?
Lennon Roadside Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Clayton Township?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Clayton Township?
6,834 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clayton Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Clayton Township have?
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #689 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 Clayton 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 →