Randall House · Photo: TomCat4680 · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Dayton Township
269 acres are parks and preserves, 140 per 1,000 residents. 6% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Dayton Township.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Dayton Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Dayton Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Dayton Township is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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362 conserved acres
2% of Dayton Township’s land. Who manages Dayton Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Fowler Private Recreation or Education | Private owners | 188 | Open |
| Tuscola Gravel Pit Local Other or Unknown | County | 92 | Closed |
| Village of Mayville Park Local Park | Town or city | 82 | Open |
4 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Dayton 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) | 9.3 | 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 | 42 | 56 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 60 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Dayton Township →
Dayton Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 140 | 6% | C |
| Fremont Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 28 | 34% | C |
| Wells Township | 15% | 0.1 | 1,898 | 23% | B+ |
| Koylton Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 93 | 12% | C |
| Rich Township | 2% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Mayville | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Dayton Township
How much of Dayton Township is conserved land?
2% 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.
Is there public land near Dayton Township?
27,712 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dayton Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 269 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Dayton 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 Dayton Township neighbors.
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 →