Photo: Dan Roman · CC BY-SA 4.0Flushing has 5.3 miles of mapped trails, 1.5 for every square mile of land
95% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Riverview Park (0.9 mi). 6% of Flushing’s land is conserved, about 149 acres.
Ahead of 81% of U.S. towns · #185 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Flushing?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Flushing have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Flushing is ahead of 81% of U.S. towns, #185 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 Riverview Park, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Water Works Park
Eastview Park
Somerset Park
All 6 parks & preserves
149 conserved acres
6% of Flushing’s land. Who manages Flushing’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flushing Valley Golf Club Private Park | Private owners | 98 | Restricted |
| Eastview Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Riverview Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Somerset Park Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 8 | Unknown |
| River Road Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Mutton Park / Bonnieview Court Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Waterworks Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Flushing Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
8 places to go in Flushing
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 fishing spot without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 waterfalls without a name on the map.
1 named trail
0.0 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.
The best walking months in Flushing: 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 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 44 | 58 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 61 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 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 Flushing →
Flushing and its neighbors
Flushing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flushing | 6% | 1.5 | 9 | 95% | A− |
| Flushing Township | 2% | 0.3 | 27 | 22% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Flushing
Where can I hike in Flushing?
The longest trail networks: Riverview Park, 0.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Flushing is conserved land?
6% 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 Flushing’s trails?
Riverview Park and Water Works Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Flushing?
4,972 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Flushing or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 78 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Flushing have?
Ahead of 81% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #185 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 Flushing 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 →