Gerber Hill Park
Park
35 acres3.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Deerfield Township
Deerfield Township has 38 acres of parks, 28 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Gerber Hill Park (3.1 mi). 3.2 miles of mapped trail cross Deerfield Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 50% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
28 acres · of 25.0 sq mi of land
Trails
3.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
38 ac
28 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
50%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Deerfield Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Deerfield Township is ahead of 34% 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 Deerfield Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 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 (38 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home50% 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 34%
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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
The longest trail network is Gerber Hill Park, with 3.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Deerfield Village Park
Managed by Village of Deerfield
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
28 conserved acres
under 1% of Deerfield Township’s land. Who manages Deerfield Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service28 ac
Conservation Easement · 28 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 28 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
Things to do
4 places to go in Deerfield Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Deerfield Township
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Fishing spots in Deerfield Township
1 fishing spot 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
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
Courts & fields
3Basketball
2Baseball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Deerfield Township: April, 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 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 46 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 3.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Deerfield Township →
Next door
Deerfield Township and its neighbors
Deerfield Township has the most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Deerfield Township3.2 miDundee Township1.1 miBlissfield Township0.8 miRiga Township0.6 miRidgeway Township0.5 miSummerfield Township0.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deerfield Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 28 | 50% | C |
| Blissfield Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Summerfield Township | 3% | under 0.1 | 241 | 24% | C+ |
| Ridgeway Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 8 | 41% | D |
| Dundee Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 20 | 58% | C |
| Riga Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 8 | 13% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Deerfield Township
Where can I hike in Deerfield Township?
The longest trail networks: Gerber Hill Park, 3.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Deerfield 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 Deerfield Township’s trails?
Gerber Hill Park and Deerfield Village Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Deerfield Township?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Deerfield Township?
3,808 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Deerfield Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 38 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Deerfield Township have?
Ahead of 34% 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 Deerfield 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 →