Photo: Lrgjr72 · CC BY-SA 4.0Farmington has 5.8 miles of mapped trails, 2.2 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Shiawassee Park (1 mi). 86% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 41 acres are parks and preserves, 3.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns · #357 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Farmington?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Farmington have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Farmington is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns, #357 of 701 in Michigan. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Shiawassee Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Flanders Park
37 conserved acres
2% of Farmington’s land. Who manages Farmington’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shiawassee Park Local Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Drake Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Farmington Tennis Club Private Park | Private owners | 5 | Restricted |
13 places to go in Farmington
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 11 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Farmington: August 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) | 9.4 | 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 | 34 | 45 | 58 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 61 | 48 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Farmington →
Farmington and its neighbors
Farmington has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington | 2% | 2.2 | 4 | 86% | B |
| Farmington Hills | 5% | 2.4 | 10 | 84% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Farmington
Where can I hike in Farmington?
The longest trail networks: Shiawassee Park, 1 miles; Drake Park, 0.2 miles; Flanders Park, 0.2 miles; Riley Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Farmington 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 Farmington’s trails?
Shiawassee Park and Drake Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Farmington?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Farmington?
18,424 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Farmington or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 41 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Farmington have?
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #357 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 Farmington neighbors.
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 →