Grass Lake Park
Managed by Jackson County
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Grass Lake
Grass Lake has 11 acres of parks, 8.9 for every 1,000 residents
68% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
5 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
11 ac
8.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
68%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Grass Lake have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Grass Lake is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Grass Lake’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 land8.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (11 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home68% 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 22%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Grass Lake. 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 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
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
5 conserved acres
1% of Grass Lake’s land. Who manages Grass Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County5 ac
Local Park · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grass Lake Park Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Grass Lake
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Grass Lake
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
2Basketball
2Tennis
1Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Grass Lake: 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 | 44 | 58 | 69 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 47 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Grass Lake →
Questions about parks and trails in Grass Lake
How much of Grass Lake 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 Grass Lake’s trails?
Grass Lake Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Grass Lake?
24,122 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Grass Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Grass Lake have?
Ahead of 22% 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 Grass Lake 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 →