Manistee National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
2,415 acres12.5 mi of trail
Forest Road 9292OSR B Trail 1994Forest Road 9853Forest Road 9285+1
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
AOutdoors
Outdoors in Grant Township
Grant Township has 918 acres of parks, 300 for every 1,000 residents
18% of Grant Township’s land is conserved, about 3,989 acres. The biggest trail networks: Manistee National Forest (12.5 mi). 24 miles of mapped trail cross Grant Township, 0.7 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns · #116 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
18%
3,989 acres · of 35.3 sq mi of land
Trails
24 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
918 ac
300 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
55%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.1 mi
6.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
13
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Grant Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
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 87% of U.S. towns, #116 of 701 in Michigan. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Grant Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land18% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (24 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land300 acres of park per 1,000 residents (918 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13AParks close to home55% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 87%
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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)Ahead of 84%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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 Manistee National Forest, with 12.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
3,989 conserved acres
18% of Grant Township’s land. Who manages Grant Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service2,754 ac
State natural resources903 ac
Private owners353 ac
Town or city4 ac
National Forest · 2,754 acState Recreation Area · 903 acPrivate Park · 353 acLocal Park · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manistee National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 2,754 | Open |
| Hart-Montague Bicycle Trail Park State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 903 | Open |
| Thoroughbred Golf Club Private Park | Private owners | 291 | Restricted |
| Grand View Golf Club Private Park | Private owners | 62 | Restricted |
| Czarny Field Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Grant Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Grant Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Picnic areas in Grant Township
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Grant Township
1994 OSR Trail Site - High BanksIn Manistee National Forest
DirectionsElectric Forest Back 40
DirectionsElectric Forest General Admission Camping
DirectionsElectric Forest Maplewoods Camping
DirectionsLucky Lake Campground
DirectionsOSR 1994 Trail SiteIn Manistee National Forest
DirectionsTrails & water
7 named trails and 13 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.5 miHorses · 0.5 miUnpaved · 9.1 mi
Forest Road 92923.9 mi
OSR B Trail 19941.0 mi
Forest Road 98530.9 mi
Forest Road 92850.7 mi
Forest Road 92840.4 mi
OSR O Trail 19940.3 mi
Newaygo Trail0.3 mi
Biking & sports
6.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
6.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Grant Township: May 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 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 43 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.0 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Grant Township →
Next door
Grant Township and its neighbors
Grant Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Otto Township64 miGrant Township24 miShelby Township15 miMontague Township9.3 miClaybanks Township1.8 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Township | 18% | 0.7 | 300 | 55% | A |
| Montague Township | 4% | 0.5 | 511 | 45% | B+ |
| Otto Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Shelby Township | 9% | 0.4 | 350 | 72% | A− |
| Claybanks Township | — 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
Where can I hike in Grant Township?
The longest trail networks: Manistee National Forest, 12.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Grant Township is conserved land?
18% 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 Grant Township’s trails?
Manistee National Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Grant Township?
6.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Grant Township?
41,360 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Grant Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,684 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Grant Township have?
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #116 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.
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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 →