Jenney Woods
Managed by Calhoun Conservation District
156 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Fredonia Township
Fredonia Township has 168 acres of parks, 107 for every 1,000 residents
4% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Fredonia Township.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
156 acres · of 33.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
168 ac
107 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
4%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
10
What kind of outdoors town is Fredonia Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Fredonia Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fredonia Township is ahead of 25% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Fredonia Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land107 acres of park per 1,000 residents (168 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13AParks close to home4% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 25%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Fredonia Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D 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.
Fish Lake Bog Nature Sanctuary
Managed by Michigan Nature Association
19 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Flowering Dogwood Nature Sanctuary
Managed by Michigan Nature Association
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Brooks Nature Area
Managed by City of Marshall
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
156 conserved acres
1% of Fredonia Township’s land. Who manages Fredonia Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners140 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits10 ac
Town or city5 ac
Private Park · 140 acPrivate Conservation · 10 acLocal Conservation Area · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 140 | Restricted |
| Flowering Dogwood Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 10 | Open |
| Brooks Natural Area Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
Trails & water
10 lakes & rivers
When to get out
The best walking months in Fredonia 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 45 | 58 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 74 | 61 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Fredonia Township →
Next door
Fredonia Township and its neighbors
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Marshall12 miMarshall Township2.8 miTekonsha Township1.3 miNewton Township1.0 miEckford Township0.6 miFredonia Township0.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fredonia Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 107 | 4% | C− |
| Marshall | 13% | 1.3 | 90 | 84% | A |
| Tekonsha Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 9 | 48% | C− |
| Eckford Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 48 | 20% | C− |
| Newton Township | 2% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 8% | D |
| Marshall Township | 1% | 0.1 | 28 | 17% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fredonia Township
How much of Fredonia Township is conserved land?
1% 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 Fredonia Township’s trails?
Jenney Woods and Fish Lake Bog Nature Sanctuary don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Fredonia Township?
2,945 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fredonia Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 168 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Fredonia Township have?
Ahead of 25% 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 Fredonia 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 →