Grass Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Dayton Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Dayton Township
2 acres are parks and preserves, 1.1 per 1,000 residents. 16% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Dayton Township’s land is conserved, about 229 acres.
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
229 acres · of 33.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
1.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
16%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
9
Outdoors grade
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 8% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Dayton Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land1.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home16% 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 8%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Dayton 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 still be D. 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.
The Garden Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
229 conserved acres
1% of Dayton Township’s land. Who manages Dayton Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners178 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)49 ac
Town or city2 ac
Private Park · 178 acConservation Easement · 49 acLocal Park · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwood Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 130 | Restricted |
| Ramshorn Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 47 | Restricted |
| Branstrom Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Trails & water
9 lakes & rivers
Biking & sports
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out
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 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 43 | 57 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 59 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 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 Dayton Township →
Next door
Dayton Township and its neighbors
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Greenwood Township69 miSherman Township14 miDenver Township6.3 miSheridan Township5.4 miFremont0.9 miDayton Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 16% | D |
| Fremont | 8% | 0.2 | 32 | 99% | A− |
| Denver Township | 14% | 0.2 | 6 | 35% | C+ |
| Sherman Township | 24% | 0.4 | 188 | 5% | B+ |
| Greenwood Township | 43% | 1.9 | under 1 | under 1% | B− |
| Sheridan Township | 2% | 0.2 | 71 | 23% | C+ |
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?
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 Dayton Township’s trails?
Grass Park and The Garden Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Dayton Township?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Dayton Township?
70,937 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dayton Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Dayton Township have?
Ahead of 8% 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.
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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 →