Dickerson Lake Public Access
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Douglass Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Douglass Township
15% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.6 miles of mapped trail cross Douglass Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 20 acres are parks and preserves, 9.2 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
154 acres · of 34.7 sq mi of land
Trails
3.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
20 ac
9.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
15%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
2 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Douglass Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Douglass Township is ahead of 19% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Douglass 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 (4 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land9.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (20 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home15% 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 19%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Douglass 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 range from C− to C. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Cllifford Lake Public Access
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
154 conserved acres
1% of Douglass Township’s land. Who manages Douglass Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service73 ac
Regional agency65 ac
Other state land13 ac
County2 ac
Conservation Easement · 73 acUnknown · 65 acState Conservation Area · 13 acLocal Resource Management Area · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 73 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montcalm Soil Cons District Unknown | Regional agency | 65 | Closed |
| State Forest State Conservation Area | Other state land | 13 | Open |
| Local Forest Local Resource Management Area | County | 2 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Douglass Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Douglass Township
Clifford Lake Boat LaunchIn Cllifford Lake Public Access
DirectionsDickerson Lake Boat Launch
DirectionsTrails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Douglass 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 | 69 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 59 | 46 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Douglass Township →
Next door
Douglass Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Sidney Township13 miPine Township10 miBelvidere Township9.7 miDouglass Township3.6 miDay Township2.4 miMontcalm Township1.9 miStanton0.7 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglass Township | 1% | 0.1 | 9 | 15% | C− |
| Day Township | 1% | 0.1 | 189 | 29% | C+ |
| Pine Township | 14% | 0.3 | 1,580 | 34% | B+ |
| Stanton | 2% | 0.3 | 39 | 91% | B+ |
| Sidney Township | 8% | 0.4 | 667 | 37% | B+ |
| Belvidere Township | 3% | 0.3 | 408 | 36% | B |
| Montcalm Township | 4% | 0.1 | 186 | 31% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Douglass Township
How much of Douglass 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 Douglass Township’s trails?
Dickerson Lake Public Access and Cllifford Lake Public Access don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Douglass Township?
15,644 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Douglass Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Douglass Township have?
Ahead of 19% 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 Douglass 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 →