AYSO Park
Park
28 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Robert Aitkan Farm House · Photo: kennethaw88 · CC BY 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Flint Township
Flint Township has 216 acres of parks, 6.9 for every 1,000 residents
3.6 miles of mapped trail cross Flint Township, 0.2 per square mile of land. 35% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Flint Township’s land is conserved, about 559 acres.
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns · #568 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
559 acres · of 23.1 sq mi of land
Trails
3.6 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
216 ac
6.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
35%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.5 mi
0.3 mi lanes · 5.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Flint Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Flint Township is ahead of 33% of U.S. towns, #568 of 701 in Michigan. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Flint Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land6.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (216 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home35% 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 33%
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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)Ahead of 19%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− 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.
Swartz Creek Valley Park
Managed by City of Flint
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
559 conserved acres
4% of Flint Township’s land. Who manages Flint Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners364 ac
Other state land157 ac
Town or city38 ac
Private Other or Unknown · 266 acState Conservation Area · 154 acPrivate Park · 98 acLocal Park · 38 acConservation Easement · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utility Corridor Private Other or Unknown | Private owners | 266 | Open |
| Genesee Valley Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 95 | Restricted |
| Forest Reserve State Conservation Area | Other state land | 90 | Open |
| State Forest State Conservation Area | Other state land | 64 | Open |
| Lincor Park Local Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| City of Flint Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Mott Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 3 | Restricted |
Things to do
2 places to go in Flint Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Flint Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
5.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
5.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
18Tennis
2Basketball
2Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 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 Flint 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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 33 | 44 | 58 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 74 | 61 | 47 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
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 Flint Township →
Next door
Flint Township and its neighbors
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Flint14 miBurton12 miFlint Township3.6 miMount Morris Township1.1 miMundy Township0.7 miClayton Township0.2 miSwartz Creek0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flint Township | 4% | 0.2 | 7 | 35% | C |
| Flint | 9% | 0.4 | 25 | 96% | A− |
| Swartz Creek | 3% | under 0.1 | 12 | 79% | C+ |
| Clayton Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 9% | D |
| Mount Morris Township | 3% | under 0.1 | 13 | 26% | C |
| Mundy Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 17 | 29% | C |
| Burton | 8% | 0.5 | 23 | 53% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Flint Township
How much of Flint Township is conserved land?
4% 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 Flint Township’s trails?
AYSO Park and Swartz Creek Valley Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Flint Township?
5.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of painted or protected lanes and 5.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Flint Township?
12,141 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Flint Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 216 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Flint Township have?
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #568 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 Flint 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 →