Pere Marquette State Forest - Traverse City Unit
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
3,563 acres5.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Cleon Township
Cleon Township has 56 acres of parks, 50 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Pere Marquette State Forest - Traverse City Unit (5.8 mi). 25% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 15 miles of mapped trail cross Cleon Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
96 acres · of 36.1 sq mi of land
Trails
15 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
56 ac
50 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
25%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cleon Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cleon Township is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cleon Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (15 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land50 acres of park per 1,000 residents (56 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home25% 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 42%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B. 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 Pere Marquette State Forest - Traverse City Unit, with 5.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Mish-A-Mish Park
Park
47 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac Unit
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
96 conserved acres
under 1% of Cleon Township’s land. Who manages Cleon Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources86 ac
Town or city10 ac
State Conservation Area · 86 acLocal Park · 10 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| MNRTF Parcel 24 State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 84 | Restricted |
| Mish-a-Mish Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Cadillac State Forest Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 2 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Cleon Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Cleon Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Cleon 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 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 31 | 41 | 54 | 67 | 77 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Cleon Township →
Next door
Cleon Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Colfax Township42 miSpringdale Township37 miMarilla Township36 miWexford Township26 miCleon Township15 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleon Township | under 1% | 0.4 | 50 | 25% | C+ |
| Wexford Township | 20% | 0.7 | 4,406 | 20% | A− |
| Marilla Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Springdale Township | 1% | 1.0 | 16 | under 1% | C+ |
| Colfax Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cleon Township
Where can I hike in Cleon Township?
The longest trail networks: Pere Marquette State Forest - Traverse City Unit, 5.8 miles; Mish-A-Mish Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cleon Township 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 Cleon Township’s trails?
Pere Marquette State Forest - Traverse City Unit and Mish-A-Mish Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cleon Township?
51,960 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cleon Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 56 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cleon Township have?
Ahead of 42% 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 Cleon 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 →