Columbus County Park
Managed by St Clair County
424 acres9.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in Columbus Township
Columbus Township has 9.7 miles of mapped trails, 0.3 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Columbus County Park (9.4 mi). 8% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 17 acres are parks and preserves, 4.1 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns · #661 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
26 acres · of 36.6 sq mi of land
Trails
9.7 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
17 ac
4.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
8%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Columbus Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Columbus Township is ahead of 15% of U.S. towns, #661 of 701 in Michigan. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Columbus Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land4.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (17 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13CParks close to home8% 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 15%
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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)Ahead of 6%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Columbus 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Columbus County Park, with 9.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Belle River Park
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Bertha A. Daubendiek Memorial Plant Preserve
Managed by Michigan Nature Association
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
26 conserved acres
under 1% of Columbus Township’s land. Who manages Columbus Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land19 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits7 ac
Conservation Easement · 19 acState Conservation Area · 7 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 19 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bertha A. Daubendiek Memorial State Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 7 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Columbus 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 43 | 56 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 61 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Columbus Township →
Next door
Columbus Township and its neighbors
Columbus Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Columbus Township9.7 miCasco Township7.9 miWales Township3.7 miSt. Clair Township1.2 miRichmond0.5 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Township | under 1% | 0.3 | 4 | 8% | D |
| St. Clair Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 40 | 21% | C |
| Wales Township | 5% | 0.1 | 310 | 20% | B− |
| Richmond | 2% | 0.2 | 7 | 86% | C+ |
| Casco Township | 1% | 0.2 | 9 | 6% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Columbus Township
Where can I hike in Columbus Township?
The longest trail networks: Columbus County Park, 9.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Columbus 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 Columbus Township’s trails?
Columbus County Park and Belle River Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Columbus Township?
9,061 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Columbus Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Columbus Township have?
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #661 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 Columbus 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 →