Columbia Township State Game Area
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
202 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Columbia Township
Columbia Township has 271 acres of parks, 217 for every 1,000 residents
2.5 miles of mapped trail cross Columbia Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 48% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
231 acres · of 36.0 sq mi of land
Trails
2.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
271 ac
217 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
48%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Columbia Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Columbia Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Columbia Township is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Columbia Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land217 acres of park per 1,000 residents (271 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13AParks close to home48% 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 43%
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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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Unionville Village Park
Park
34 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Colling Church Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
231 conserved acres
1% of Columbia Township’s land. Who manages Columbia Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife204 ac
Town or city27 ac
State Conservation Area · 204 acLocal Park · 27 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Township State Game Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 204 | Open |
| Township of Columbia Park Local Park | Town or city | 27 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Columbia Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Columbia Township
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
4Baseball
2Tennis
1Beach volleyball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Columbia Township: June 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) | 30 | 32 | 42 | 55 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 60 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
February is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Columbia Township →
Next door
Columbia Township and its neighbors
Columbia Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Akron Township7.4 miColumbia Township2.5 miAlmer Township1.5 miElmwood Township1.2 miSebewaing Township0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Township | 1% | 0.1 | 217 | 48% | C+ |
| Akron Township | 10% | 0.1 | 1,996 | 30% | B |
| Almer Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 126 | 36% | C+ |
| Sebewaing Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 17 | 66% | C |
| Elmwood Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 364 | 39% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Columbia Township
Where can I hike in Columbia Township?
The longest trail networks: Unionville Village Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Columbia 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 Columbia Township’s trails?
Columbia Township State Game Area and Unionville Village Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Columbia Township?
21,353 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Columbia Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 271 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Columbia Township have?
Ahead of 43% 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 Columbia 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 →