Soloc Wildlands Pond
Managed by City of Durand
193 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Oaktree b · CC BY-SA 4.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Durand
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Durand
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 224 acres are parks and preserves, 64 per 1,000 residents. 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Durand, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns · #205 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
16 acres · of 2.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
224 ac
64 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Durand?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Durand have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Durand is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns, #205 of 701 in Michigan. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Durand’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land64 acres of park per 1,000 residents (224 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 78%
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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)Ahead of 71%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Optomist Park
Managed by City of Durand
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Goudy Field
Managed by Durand Public Schools
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Trumble Park
Managed by City of Durand
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
All 7 parks & preserves
Lions Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Durand
DirectionsSoloc Wildlands Pond193 acres · City of Durand
DirectionsOptomist Park12 acres · City of Durand
DirectionsGoudy Field6 acres · Durand Public Schools
DirectionsTrumble Park5 acres · City of Durand
DirectionsDiamond District Park4 acres · City of Durando
DirectionsIron Horse Park1 acres · City of Durand
DirectionsWho protects it
16 conserved acres
1% of Durand’s land. Who manages Durand’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city15 ac
Other state land1 ac
Local Park · 15 acState Conservation Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimist Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Trumble Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Forest Reserve State Conservation Area | Other state land | 1 | Open |
| Fitch Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Durand
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Durand
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
8Baseball
8Tennis
7Basketball
2Beach volleyball
2Football
2Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Durand: July 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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 44 | 57 | 69 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Durand →
Next door
Durand and its neighbors
Durand has the most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durand | 1% | 0.5 | 64 | 99%+ | A− |
| Vernon Township | 3% | under 0.1 | 71 | 52% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Durand
How much of Durand 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 Durand’s trails?
Soloc Wildlands Pond and Optomist Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Durand?
2,533 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Durand or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 224 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Durand have?
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #205 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 Durand 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 →