Ford Field
Park
60 acres1.8 mi of trail
Waterfall Loop TrailWaterfall Loop Trail Connector
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Rmhermen · CC BY-SA 4.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Dearborn
Dearborn has 48 miles of mapped trails, 2.0 for every square mile of land
98% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 11% of Dearborn’s land is conserved, about 1,678 acres. The biggest trail networks: Ford Field (1.8 mi), Edison's Menlo Park (1.4 mi), Levagood Park (1.1 mi).
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns · #60 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
1,678 acres · of 24.2 sq mi of land
Trails
48 mi
2.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,589 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
9.6 mi
1.5 mi lanes · 8.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
10
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Dearborn?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Dearborn have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Dearborn is ahead of 92% of U.S. towns, #60 of 701 in Michigan. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Dearborn’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%A−Trails2.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (48 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4APark land15 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,589 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13BParks close to home98% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 92%
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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)Ahead of 92%
Among the 400 U.S. cities of 100,000 or more, Dearborn ranks #63 on Outdoors.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A+. 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
The longest trail network is Ford Field, with 1.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Henry Ford Academy & Windmill Park
Park
18 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 43 parks & preserves
Ford Field60 acres · 1.8 mi of trail
DirectionsEdison's Menlo Park27 acres · 1.4 mi of trail
DirectionsLevagood Park36 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
DirectionsHemlock Park24 acres · 1 mi of trail
DirectionsLapeer Park23 acres · 1 mi of trail
DirectionsCrowley Park33 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
DirectionsHenry Ford Academy & Windmill Park18 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
DirectionsLiberty Craft Works16 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
DirectionsFord Woods Park35 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsSummer-Stephens Park6 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Penn-Vassar Park6 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Oxford Park5 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsGeer Park4 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsArjay Miller Arboretum20 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsDearborn High Park14 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsDearborn Peace Park East2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsThe Henry Ford14 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsSchemansky Park8 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsTen Eyke Park8 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Dearborn
Oak Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Firestone Farm Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsVillage Green2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsArther Basse Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsPatton Park19 acres
DirectionsWestwood-Ross Park5 acres
DirectionsAnthony Park5 acres
Rosalie-Hubbard Park5 acres
DirectionsITC Maple Grove Park4 acres · ITC Transmission
York Playground4 acres
DirectionsTireman-Littlefield3 acres
Bennington Park3 acres
DirectionsEdison Park3 acres
DirectionsArgyle-Williamson Park2 acres
Whitmore-Bolles Park2 acres
DirectionsPine-Linden Park1 acres
Gary Park1 acres
Dearborn Peace Park West1 acres
DirectionsAlber-Bingham Park1 acres
DirectionsAsh-Raymond Park1 acres
Columbia Park1 acres
DirectionsCherry Hill1 acres
Wyoming-Gould Park1 acres
DirectionsTannahill Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
1,678 conserved acres
11% of Dearborn’s land. Who manages Dearborn’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County808 ac
Town or city470 ac
Private owners413 ac
Other state land46 ac
Local Park · 1,175 acPrivate Park · 413 acLocal Recreation Area · 102 acConservation Easement · 46 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hines Parkway Local Park | County | 366 | Open |
| Ford Field Park Local Park | County | 344 | Open |
| Tournament Players Club of Michigan Private Park | Private owners | 244 | Open |
| Dearborn Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 169 | Restricted |
| R. Herndon's Dearborn Hills Golf Course Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 102 | Restricted |
| Lower Rouge County Parkway Local Park | County | 98 | Open |
| Levagood Park Local Park | Town or city | 39 | Open |
| Ford Field Local Park | Town or city | 38 | Open |
| Ford Wood Park Local Park | Town or city | 35 | Open |
| Crowley Park Local Park | Town or city | 32 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
142 places to go in Dearborn
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Dearborn
Dunworth PoolIn Levagood Park
DirectionsFord Woods Swimming PoolIn Ford Woods Park
DirectionsPool
DirectionsTen Eyck Swimming PoolIn Ten Eyke Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Dearborn
Nowlin Elementary Playground
DirectionsVillage PlaygroundIn Edison's Menlo Park
Directions130 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Dog parks in Dearborn
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Dearborn
Ford Field City Park Boat LaunchIn Ford Field
DirectionsPlus 1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Scenic views in Dearborn
1 scenic view without a name on the map.
Picnic areas in Dearborn
4 picnic areas without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
11 named trails and 10 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 20.8 miUnpaved · 9.7 mi
Waterfall Loop Trail1.7 mi
Center Cut Trail0.6 mi
Joe Louis Greenway0.4 mi
Sycamore-Willow Trail0.3 mi
White Oak Trail0.3 mi
HFE Fishway Access0.3 mi
Lakeside Trail0.2 mi
Sugar Maple Trail0.2 mi
Dogwood Trail0.2 mi
Waterfall Loop Trail Connector0.1 mi
1 more trails
Orchard Trail
0.1 miBiking & sports
9.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.5 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
8.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
48Tennis
27Baseball
22Basketball
14Soccer
11Football
4Tracks
2Volleyball
2Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →9 places on the National Register, 3 of them National Historic Landmarks
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
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Greenfield Village and Henry Ford MuseumNational Historic Landmark · District · listed 1969
About itCommandant's QuartersBuilding · listed 1970
About itDearborn Inn and Colonial HomesBuilding · listed 1982
About itUS 12 BridgesStructure · listed 2000
About itDearborn City Hall ComplexDistrict · listed 2014
About itSpringwells Park Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2015
About itDearborn Country ClubBuilding · listed 2025
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Dearborn: June, August 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 45 | 59 | 70 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 62 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 3.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Dearborn →
Next door
Dearborn and its neighbors
Dearborn has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dearborn | 11% | 2.0 | 15 | 98% | A |
| Detroit | 6% | 0.8 | 9 | 95% | B+ |
| Melvindale | 2% | 0.3 | 6 | 99%+ | B |
| Dearborn Heights | 12% | 0.6 | 13 | 95% | A− |
| Allen Park | 5% | 0.3 | 8 | 99%+ | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Dearborn
Where can I hike in Dearborn?
The longest trail networks: Ford Field, 1.8 miles; Edison's Menlo Park, 1.4 miles; Levagood Park, 1.1 miles; Hemlock Park, 1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Dearborn is conserved land?
11% 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 Dearborn’s trails?
Ford Field and Edison's Menlo Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Dearborn?
9.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of painted or protected lanes and 8.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Dearborn?
16,704 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dearborn or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,589 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Dearborn have?
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #60 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 Dearborn 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 →