Fred Meijer Clinton-Ionia-Shiawassee Rail Trail Linear Park
Managed by Michigan Department of Transportation
59 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
COutdoors
Outdoors in Dallas Township
Dallas Township has 69 acres of parks, 28 for every 1,000 residents
3.1 miles of mapped trail cross Dallas Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 59% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
10 acres · of 36.4 sq mi of land
Trails
3.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
69 ac
28 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
59%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.0 mi
6.0 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Dallas Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Dallas Township is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Dallas Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land28 acres of park per 1,000 residents (69 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home59% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 30%
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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.
Victor Street Park
Managed by Village of Fowler
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
10 conserved acres
under 1% of Dallas Township’s land. Who manages Dallas Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city8 ac
Private owners1 ac
Local Park · 8 acPrivate Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Field of Dreams Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Fink Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Fowler Conservation Club Private Park | Private owners | 1 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Dallas Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Dallas Township
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
6.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
6.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Basketball
5Baseball
3Football
3Tracks
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Dallas 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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 44 | 57 | 69 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 60 | 47 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Dallas Township →
Next door
Dallas Township and its neighbors
Dallas Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Dallas Township3.1 miLyons Township2.4 miWestphalia Township1.8 miLebanon Township1.2 miPewamo0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 28 | 59% | C |
| Lyons Township | 2% | 0.1 | 159 | 65% | B− |
| Lebanon Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Pewamo | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Westphalia Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 8 | 41% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Dallas Township
How much of Dallas 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 Dallas Township’s trails?
Fred Meijer Clinton-Ionia-Shiawassee Rail Trail Linear Park and Fink Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Dallas Township?
6.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Dallas Township?
9,970 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dallas Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 69 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Dallas Township have?
Ahead of 30% 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 Dallas 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 →