Le Ferre Lake Public Access
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: rossograph · CC BY-SA 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Climax Township
5% of Climax Township’s land is conserved: 1,244 acres
4 acres are parks and preserves, 1.9 per 1,000 residents. 37% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
1,244 acres · of 36.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
1.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
37%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.4 mi
6.0 mi lanes · 0.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
4
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Climax Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Climax Township is ahead of 19% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Climax Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land1.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (4 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home37% 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 19%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Climax 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 range from D to C. 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.
Climax Village Park
Managed by Village of Climax
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
1,244 conserved acres
5% of Climax Township’s land. Who manages Climax Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits690 ac
Other state land536 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service18 ac
Unknown Easement · 690 acAgricultural Easement · 526 acConservation Easement · 28 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,244 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
Things to do
2 places to go in Climax Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Climax Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Climax Township
Le Ferre Lake Boat LaunchIn Le Ferre Lake Public Access
DirectionsTrails & water
4 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
6.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
6.0 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball
2Basketball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Climax Post Office BuildingBuilding · listed 1999
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Climax 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 45 | 59 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 74 | 61 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Climax Township →
Next door
Climax Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Charleston Township61 miPavilion Township1.8 miAthens Township1.4 miClimax Township0.0 miLeroy Township0.0 miWakeshma Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climax Township | 5% | under 0.1 | 2 | 37% | C− |
| Charleston Township | 3% | 1.8 | 397 | 46% | A− |
| Leroy Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 8% | D− |
| Wakeshma Township | 3% | under 0.1 | 448 | 8% | C |
| Pavilion Township | 1% | 0.1 | 22 | 9% | C− |
| Athens Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 9 | 38% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Climax Township
How much of Climax Township is conserved land?
5% 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 Climax Township’s trails?
Le Ferre Lake Public Access and Climax Village Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Climax Township?
6.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.0 of painted or protected lanes and 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Climax Township?
7,427 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Climax Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Climax Township have?
Ahead of 19% 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 Climax 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 →