Frankenlust Township Nature Park
Park
24 acres1.1 mi of trail
Frankenlust Township Nature Park Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Frankenlust Township
Frankenlust Township has 837 acres of parks, 228 for every 1,000 residents
12% of Frankenlust Township’s land is conserved, about 1,672 acres. The biggest trail networks: Frankenlust Township Nature Park (1.1 mi), Crow Island State Game Area (0.9 mi). 15 miles of mapped trail cross Frankenlust Township, 0.7 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns · #218 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
12%
1,672 acres · of 21.0 sq mi of land
Trails
15 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
837 ac
228 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
28%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.4 mi
3.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Frankenlust Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Frankenlust Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Frankenlust Township is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns, #218 of 701 in Michigan. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Frankenlust Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land12% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (15 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land228 acres of park per 1,000 residents (837 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13AParks close to home28% 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 78%
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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)Ahead of 69%
Water is 9% of Frankenlust Township’s area (2 of 23 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 11%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A. 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Frankenlust Township Nature Park, with 1.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Crow Island State Game Area
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
910 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,672 conserved acres
12% of Frankenlust Township’s land. Water is left out: Frankenlust Township has 21.0 square miles of land and 2.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Frankenlust Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners869 ac
State fish & wildlife797 ac
Other state land6 ac
Town or city6 ac
State Conservation Area · 797 acPrivate Park · 556 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 273 acUnknown · 40 acConservation Easement · 6 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crow Island State Game Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 797 | Open |
| Utility Corridor Private Other or Unknown | Private owners | 273 | Open |
| Bay Valley Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 227 | Restricted |
| Bay City Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 176 | Restricted |
| Private Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 152 | Restricted |
| Austrian Pines Limited Partnership Unknown | Private owners | 34 | Open |
| Bay Woods Association Unknown | Private owners | 6 | Open |
| Frankenlust Township Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Frankenlust Township
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Playgrounds in Frankenlust Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.1 miUnpaved · 1.2 mi
Frankenlust Township Nature Park Trail1.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Tennis
6Pickleball
5Baseball
2Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Frankenlust Township: July 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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 43 | 57 | 69 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 74 | 60 | 47 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Frankenlust Township →
Next door
Frankenlust Township and its neighbors
Frankenlust Township has the most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Frankenlust Township15 miBay City10 miKochville Township8.0 miTittabawassee Township5.4 miPortsmouth Township3.4 miMonitor Township1.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankenlust Township | 12% | 0.7 | 228 | 28% | A− |
| Bay City | 4% | 1.0 | 10 | 96% | B+ |
| Monitor Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 5 | 30% | D |
| Kochville Township | 8% | 0.4 | 134 | 73% | A− |
| Portsmouth Township | 5% | 0.2 | 25 | 11% | C+ |
| Tittabawassee Township | 2% | 0.2 | 32 | 55% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Frankenlust Township
Where can I hike in Frankenlust Township?
The longest trail networks: Frankenlust Township Nature Park, 1.1 miles; Crow Island State Game Area, 0.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Frankenlust Township is conserved land?
12% 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 Frankenlust Township’s trails?
Frankenlust Township Nature Park and Crow Island State Game Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Frankenlust Township?
3.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Frankenlust Township?
13,341 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Frankenlust Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 877 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Frankenlust Township have?
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #218 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 Frankenlust 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 →