Vestaburg State Game Area
Managed by Michigan DNR Wildlife Division
162 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Day Township
Day Township has 197 acres of parks, 189 for every 1,000 residents
2.4 miles of mapped trail cross Day Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 29% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Day Township’s land is conserved, about 268 acres.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
268 acres · of 35.3 sq mi of land
Trails
2.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
197 ac
189 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
29%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.7 mi
5.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Day Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Day Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Day Township is ahead of 38% 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 Day 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 (2 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land189 acres of park per 1,000 residents (197 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13AParks close to home29% 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 38%
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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
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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.
McBride Village Park
Managed by Village of McBride
16 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Krum Park
Managed by Michigan Nature Association
16 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
268 conserved acres
1% of Day Township’s land. Who manages Day Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife163 ac
Private owners59 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service30 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits17 ac
State Conservation Area · 163 acPrivate Recreation or Education · 59 acConservation Easement · 30 acPrivate Conservation · 17 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vestaburg State Game Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 162 | Open |
| Central Michigan Sportsman Club Private Recreation or Education | Private owners | 59 | Restricted |
| George and Jessie Krum Memorial Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 17 | Open |
| Stanton State Game Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Day Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Day Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
5.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Basketball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Day 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 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 32 | 43 | 56 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 59 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Day Township →
Next door
Day Township and its neighbors
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Evergreen Township8.0 miDouglass Township3.6 miFerris Township3.2 miHome Township3.2 miDay Township2.4 miStanton0.7 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day Township | 1% | 0.1 | 189 | 29% | C+ |
| Ferris Township | 9% | 0.1 | 1,308 | 21% | B |
| Douglass Township | 1% | 0.1 | 9 | 15% | C− |
| Stanton | 2% | 0.3 | 39 | 91% | B+ |
| Home Township | 6% | 0.1 | 435 | 44% | B |
| Evergreen Township | 14% | 0.2 | 1,028 | 48% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Day Township
How much of Day 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 Day Township’s trails?
Vestaburg State Game Area and McBride Village Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Day Township?
5.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Day Township?
15,697 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Day Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 197 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Day Township have?
Ahead of 38% 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 Day 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 →