Albert E. Sleeper House · Photo: Postcard · Public domainColfax Township has 79 acres of parks, 43 for every 1,000 residents
29% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4.1 miles of mapped trail cross Colfax Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Colfax Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Colfax Township is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
101 conserved acres
under 1% of Colfax Township’s land. Who manages Colfax Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 24 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local Forest Local Resource Management Area | County | 40 | Open |
| City of Bad Axe Park Local Park | Town or city | 37 | Open |
1 places to go in Colfax Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Colfax 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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 31 | 41 | 54 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 59 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Colfax Township →
Colfax Township and its neighbors
Colfax Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colfax Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 43 | 29% | C |
| Bad Axe | 3% | 0.4 | 41 | 92% | B+ |
| Oliver Township | 1% | 0.1 | 114 | 58% | B− |
| Verona Township | 15% | 0.2 | 2,663 | 49% | A− |
| Sheridan 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 Colfax Township
How much of Colfax 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 Colfax Township’s trails?
Huron County Fairgrounds doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Colfax Township?
14,709 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Colfax Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 79 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Colfax Township have?
Ahead of 32% 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 Colfax Township 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 →