East China Township Park
Park
77 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in East China Township
East China Township has 203 acres of parks, 55 for every 1,000 residents
7% of East China Township’s land is conserved, about 275 acres. 52% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns · #463 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
275 acres · of 6.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
203 ac
55 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
52%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
7.3 mi
7.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does East China Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, East China Township is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns, #463 of 701 in Michigan. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of East China Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land55 acres of park per 1,000 residents (203 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home52% 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 47%
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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)Ahead of 34%
Water is 16% of East China Township’s area (1 of 8 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 6%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in East China 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 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
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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.
Who protects it
275 conserved acres
7% of East China Township’s land. Water is left out: East China Township has 6.6 square miles of land and 1.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages East China Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city200 ac
Other state land75 ac
Local Park · 200 acConservation Easement · 75 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 75 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township Park Local Park | Town or city | 114 | Open |
| East China Township Park Local Park | Town or city | 79 | Open |
| Manor Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in East China Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in East China Township
1 boat launch 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
7.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
7.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in East China 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 43 | 56 | 69 | 78 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 61 | 47 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in East China Township →
Next door
East China Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East China Township | 7% | under 0.1 | 55 | 52% | B− |
| China Township | 3% | under 0.1 | 52 | 14% | C |
| St. Clair | 8% | 0.4 | 20 | 87% | A− |
| Marine City | 2% | 0.3 | 11 | 94% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in East China Township
How much of East China Township is conserved land?
7% 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 East China Township’s trails?
East China Township Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in East China Township?
7.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 7.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near East China Township?
8,118 acres of parks and open public land lie inside East China Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 203 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does East China Township have?
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #463 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 East China 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 →