Creasey Bicentennial Park
Managed by Grand Blanc Township
215 acres4.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Lrgjr72 · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Grand Blanc Township
10% of Grand Blanc Township’s land is conserved: 2,074 acres
The biggest trail networks: Creasey Bicentennial Park (4.1 mi), Genesys Walking Trails and Woods (1.5 mi). 1,275 acres are parks and preserves, 32 per 1,000 residents. 16 miles of mapped trail cross Grand Blanc Township, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns · #285 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
10%
2,074 acres · of 32.7 sq mi of land
Trails
16 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,275 ac
32 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
48%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.3 mi
6.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
2 beaches
What kind of outdoors town is Grand Blanc Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Grand Blanc Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Grand Blanc Township is ahead of 70% of U.S. towns, #285 of 701 in Michigan. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Grand Blanc Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land10% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (16 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land32 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,275 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home48% 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 70%
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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)Ahead of 59%
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 Creasey Bicentennial Park, with 4.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Genesys Walking Trails and Woods
Park
85 acres1.5 mi of trail
Heron TrailMayapple TrailGenesys Nature Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Perry Homestead
Park
25 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Rick Hartker Soccer Field
Park
19 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Creasey Bicentennial Park215 acres · 4.1 mi of trail · Grand Blanc Township
Genesys Walking Trails and Woods85 acres · 1.5 mi of trail
DirectionsPerry Homestead25 acres
Rick Hartker Soccer Field19 acres
Grand Blanc Commons1 acres
Who protects it
2,074 conserved acres
10% of Grand Blanc Township’s land. Who manages Grand Blanc Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners921 ac
Other state land552 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits462 ac
Town or city326 ac
Conservation Easement · 411 acPrivate Park · 351 acState Conservation Area · 346 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 334 acPrivate Recreation or Education · 236 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 306 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 46 parcels. 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 | 334 | Open |
| Flint YMCA Private Recreation or Education | Private owners | 236 | Open |
| Grand Blanc Bicentennial Recreational Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 227 | Open |
| Forest Reserve State Conservation Area | Other state land | 205 | Open |
| Lost Lake Nature Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 192 | Open |
| Genesee Hills Golf Club Private Park | Private owners | 149 | Restricted |
| State Forest State Conservation Area | Other state land | 141 | Open |
| Warwick Hill Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 126 | Restricted |
| Deer Park Local Park | Town or city | 96 | Open |
| Loch Lomond Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 45 | Restricted |
3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
13 places to go in Grand Blanc Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Grand Blanc Township
Day Camp Beach
DirectionsOvernight Beach
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Grand Blanc Township
10 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Grand Blanc Township
Creasey Park Dog ParkIn Creasey Bicentennial Park
DirectionsTrails & water
3 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Heron Trail0.6 mi
Mayapple Trail0.4 mi
Genesys Nature Trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
6.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
6.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
19Baseball
6Soccer
5Tennis
4Basketball
3Beach volleyball
1Equestrian
1Multi-sport
1Pickleball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
First Baptist Church of Grand BlancBuilding · listed 1983
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Grand Blanc Township: June 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 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 44 | 57 | 69 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 47 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Grand Blanc Township →
Next door
Grand Blanc Township and its neighbors
Grand Blanc Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Blanc Township | 10% | 0.5 | 32 | 48% | B+ |
| Atlas Township | 5% | 0.1 | 36 | 25% | B− |
| Holly Township | 10% | 1.4 | 172 | 52% | A |
| 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 Grand Blanc Township
Where can I hike in Grand Blanc Township?
The longest trail networks: Creasey Bicentennial Park, 4.1 miles; Genesys Walking Trails and Woods, 1.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Grand Blanc Township is conserved land?
10% 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 Grand Blanc Township’s trails?
Creasey Bicentennial Park and Genesys Walking Trails and Woods don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Grand Blanc Township?
6.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Grand Blanc Township?
21,311 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Grand Blanc Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,275 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Grand Blanc Township have?
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #285 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 Grand Blanc 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 →