Grant Township has 10 miles of mapped trails, 0.3 for every square mile of land
1 acre is park or preserve, 0.2 per 1,000 residents. 6% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Grant Township’s land is conserved, about 230 acres.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns · #663 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
How much outdoors does Grant Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Grant Township is ahead of 14% of U.S. towns, #663 of 701 in Michigan. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
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
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230 conserved acres
1% of Grant Township’s land. Who manages Grant Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 230 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
1 places to go in Grant Township
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1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
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 Grant 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 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 44 | 57 | 69 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.9 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Grant Township →
Grant Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Township | 1% | 0.3 | under 1 | 6% | D |
| Ashland Township | 2% | 0.1 | 18 | 3% | C |
| Brooks Township | 25% | 0.9 | 222 | 48% | A |
| Ensley Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 7% | D |
| Tyrone Township | 22% | 0.7 | 906 | 45% | A |
| Grant | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Grant Township
How much of Grant 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.
Is there public land near Grant Township?
35,811 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Grant Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Grant Township have?
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #663 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 Grant Township 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 →