Falling Waters Trail Trailhead Parking
Managed by Jackson County
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Mann House · Photo: CedarBendDrive · CC BY 2.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Concord Township
Concord Township has 6.7 miles of mapped trails, 0.2 for every square mile of land
2 acres are parks and preserves, 0.5 per 1,000 residents. 21% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Concord Township’s land is conserved, about 859 acres.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns · #626 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
859 acres · of 35.7 sq mi of land
Trails
6.7 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
0.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
21%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.2 mi
2.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Concord Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Concord Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Concord Township is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns, #626 of 701 in Michigan. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Concord Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land0.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13DParks close to home21% 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 22%
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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)Ahead of 11%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Concord 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
859 conserved acres
4% of Concord Township’s land. Who manages Concord Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land641 ac
State Department of Land640 ac
Private owners146 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service70 ac
Agricultural Easement · 641 acUnknown · 640 acPrivate Park · 146 acConservation Easement · 70 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 72 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cunningham, parcel b Unknown | State Department of Land | 232 | Open |
| Whiffletree Hill Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 146 | Restricted |
| Cunningham, parcel c Unknown | State Department of Land | 142 | Open |
| Cunningham, parcel a Unknown | State Department of Land | 134 | Open |
| Cunningham, parcel e Unknown | State Department of Land | 79 | Open |
| Cunningham, parcel d Unknown | State Department of Land | 54 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Concord Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Concord Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.2 mi
off-road bike paths
The Great Lake-to-Lake TrailsBike route
0.7 miCourts & fields
7Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Concord Township: July and 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 | 58 | 70 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 61 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Concord Township →
Next door
Concord Township and its neighbors
Concord Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Albion Township18 miConcord Township6.7 miParma Township5.4 miSpring Arbor Township2.3 miPulaski Township2.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concord Township | 4% | 0.2 | 1 | 21% | C− |
| Spring Arbor Township | 3% | 0.1 | 30 | 43% | C+ |
| Pulaski Township | 1% | 0.1 | 16 | 15% | C− |
| Albion Township | 4% | 0.5 | 216 | 9% | B |
| Parma Township | 2% | 0.1 | under 1 | 9% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Concord Township
How much of Concord Township is conserved land?
4% 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 Concord Township’s trails?
Falling Waters Trail Trailhead Parking doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Concord Township?
2.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.2 of off-road paths. Named routes: The Great Lake-to-Lake Trails.
Is there public land near Concord Township?
2,576 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Concord Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Concord Township have?
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #626 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 Concord 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 →