Garfield Township Park
Managed by Garfield Township
36 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Garfield Township
Garfield Township has 498 acres of parks, 286 for every 1,000 residents
0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Garfield Township. 16% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Garfield Township’s land is conserved, about 683 acres.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
683 acres · of 35.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
498 ac
286 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
16%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Garfield Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Garfield Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Garfield Township is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Garfield Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land286 acres of park per 1,000 residents (498 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13AParks close to home16% 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 39%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Garfield 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 C− to B−. 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.
Who protects it
683 conserved acres
3% of Garfield Township’s land. Who manages Garfield Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners640 ac
Town or city39 ac
Other state land5 ac
Private Park · 455 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 185 acLocal Park · 39 acConservation Easement · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Conservation andGun Club Private Park | Private owners | 394 | Open |
| Utility Corridor Private Other or Unknown | Private owners | 185 | Open |
| Crump Fox Club Private Park | Private owners | 61 | Open |
| Garfield Township Park Local Park | Town or city | 39 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Garfield Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Garfield Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Garfield 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 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 32 | 42 | 56 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
February is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Garfield Township →
Next door
Garfield Township and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield Township | 3% | under 0.1 | 286 | 16% | C+ |
| Fraser Township | 12% | 0.4 | 647 | 55% | A− |
| Mount Forest Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 29 | 4% | C− |
| Mills Township | 11% | 0.2 | 1,475 | 13% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Garfield Township
How much of Garfield Township is conserved land?
3% 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 Garfield Township’s trails?
Garfield Township Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Garfield Township?
11,307 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Garfield Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 498 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Garfield Township have?
Ahead of 39% 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 Garfield 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 →