Bunker Road Canoe Landing
Managed by Ingham County Parks
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Eaton Rapids Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Eaton Rapids Township
9% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Eaton Rapids Township. 12 acres are parks and preserves, 3.0 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns · #668 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
445 acres · of 34.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
3.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
9%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.7 mi
Lakes & rivers
7
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Eaton Rapids Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Eaton Rapids Township is ahead of 14% of U.S. towns, #668 of 701 in Michigan. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Eaton Rapids Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land3.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (12 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home9% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 14%
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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)Ahead of 5%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Eaton Rapids 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 D 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
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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.
Hillard Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Burchfield Park
Managed by Ingham County Parks, Michigan
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
445 conserved acres
2% of Eaton Rapids Township’s land. Who manages Eaton Rapids Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)254 ac
Other state land104 ac
Private owners80 ac
Town or city8 ac
Conservation Easement · 358 acPrivate Park · 80 acLocal Recreation Area · 6 acLocal Park · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 358 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnieview Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 80 | Restricted |
| Bunker Rd Canoe Landing Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Burchfield Park and Nature Area Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| J.B. Bradley Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Trails & water
7 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
5.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.7 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
When to get out
The best walking months in Eaton Rapids Township: 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 33 | 44 | 58 | 69 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 47 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Eaton Rapids Township →
Next door
Eaton Rapids Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Aurelius Township7.4 miEaton Township4.4 miWindsor Township2.9 miEaton Rapids1.6 miEaton Rapids Township1.4 miHamlin Township1.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaton Rapids Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 3 | 9% | D |
| Eaton Rapids | 2% | 0.4 | 13 | 88% | B |
| Hamlin Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 9 | 11% | C− |
| Windsor Township | 3% | 0.1 | 70 | 28% | C+ |
| Aurelius Township | 13% | 0.2 | 113 | 13% | B |
| Eaton Township | 1% | 0.1 | 118 | 12% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Eaton Rapids Township
How much of Eaton Rapids Township is conserved land?
2% 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 Eaton Rapids Township’s trails?
Bunker Road Canoe Landing and Hillard Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Eaton Rapids Township?
5.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.7 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Eaton Rapids Township?
7,025 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Eaton Rapids Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Eaton Rapids Township have?
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #668 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 Eaton Rapids 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 →