Elmwood Township State Game Area
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
266 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Elmwood Township
Elmwood Township has 363 acres of parks, 364 for every 1,000 residents
1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Elmwood Township. 2% of Elmwood Township’s land is conserved, about 408 acres. 39% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
408 acres · of 35.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
363 ac
364 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
39%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Elmwood Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Elmwood Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Elmwood Township is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Elmwood 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 land364 acres of park per 1,000 residents (363 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13AParks close to home39% 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 42%
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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
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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.
Gagetown Village Park
Park
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
408 conserved acres
2% of Elmwood Township’s land. Who manages Elmwood Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife273 ac
Town or city83 ac
Private owners52 ac
State Conservation Area · 273 acLocal Park · 83 acPrivate Park · 52 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmwood Township State Game Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 273 | Open |
| Private Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 52 | Restricted |
| Village of Gagetown Park Local Park | Town or city | 39 | Open |
| Township of Elmwood Park Local Park | Town or city | 36 | Open |
| Ball Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Elmwood Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Elmwood Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
1Basketball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Elmwood Township: May 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 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 32 | 42 | 55 | 68 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 60 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
February is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Elmwood Township →
Next door
Elmwood Township and its neighbors
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Elkland Township3.9 miEllington Township3.1 miColumbia Township2.5 miElmwood Township1.2 miBrookfield Township0.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmwood Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 364 | 39% | C+ |
| Elkland Township | 6% | 0.1 | 315 | 78% | B+ |
| Brookfield Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Columbia Township | 1% | 0.1 | 217 | 48% | C+ |
| Ellington Township | 24% | 0.1 | 4,786 | 57% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Elmwood Township
How much of Elmwood 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 Elmwood Township’s trails?
Elmwood Township State Game Area and Gagetown Village Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Elmwood Township?
22,254 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Elmwood Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 363 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Elmwood Township have?
Ahead of 42% 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 Elmwood 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 →