Crockery Creek Natural Area
Managed by Ottawa County
320 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Crockery Township
Crockery Township has 623 acres of parks, 133 for every 1,000 residents
13% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.4 miles of mapped trail cross Crockery Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 4% of Crockery Township’s land is conserved, about 858 acres.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns · #493 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
858 acres · of 32.4 sq mi of land
Trails
2.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
623 ac
133 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
13%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
9.0 mi
0.2 mi lanes · 8.8 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Crockery Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Crockery Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Crockery Township is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns, #493 of 701 in Michigan. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Crockery Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land133 acres of park per 1,000 residents (623 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13AParks close to home13% 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 44%
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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)Ahead of 30%
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
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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.
Grand Haven State Game Area
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
149 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Jubb Bayou Open Space
Nature preserve
87 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Crockery Township Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
858 conserved acres
4% of Crockery Township’s land. Who manages Crockery Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County295 ac
Private owners255 ac
Other state land198 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits110 ac
Local Resource Management Area · 295 acPrivate Park · 255 acState Recreation Area · 192 acConservation Easement · 116 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 117 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crockery Creek Site Local Resource Management Area | County | 295 | Open |
| Grand Haven State Game Area State Recreation Area | Other state land | 192 | Open |
| Terra Verde Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 131 | Restricted |
| Spoonville Gun Club Private Park | Private owners | 125 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Crockery Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Crockery Township
Bruce's Bayou East Boat Launch
DirectionsBruce's Bayou West Boat LaunchIn Grand Haven State Game Area
DirectionsBiking & sports
9.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
8.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Crockery 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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 34 | 45 | 57 | 69 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 61 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.0 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Crockery Township →
Next door
Crockery Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Spring Lake Township39 miRobinson Township17 miPolkton Township9.2 miSullivan Township9.0 miFruitport Township7.0 miCrockery Township2.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crockery Township | 4% | 0.1 | 133 | 13% | C+ |
| Robinson Township | 3% | 0.4 | 214 | 33% | B |
| Spring Lake Township | 9% | 2.4 | 88 | 69% | A |
| Polkton Township | 3% | 0.2 | 291 | 39% | B |
| Fruitport Township | 1% | 0.2 | 26 | 37% | C+ |
| Sullivan Township | 1% | 0.4 | 210 | 15% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Crockery Township
How much of Crockery 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 Crockery Township’s trails?
Crockery Creek Natural Area and Grand Haven State Game Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Crockery Township?
9.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of painted or protected lanes and 8.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Crockery Township?
18,992 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Crockery Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 623 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Crockery Township have?
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #493 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 Crockery 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 →