Allegan State Game Area
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
104 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
James Noble Sherwood House · Photo: rossograph · CC BY-SA 3.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Gun Plain Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Gun Plain Township
14% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 14 acres are parks and preserves, 2.3 per 1,000 residents. 2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Gun Plain Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns · #659 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
441 acres · of 34.0 sq mi of land
Trails
2.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
14 ac
2.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
14%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Gun Plain Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Gun Plain Township is ahead of 15% of U.S. towns, #659 of 701 in Michigan. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Gun Plain Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land2.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (14 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home14% 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 15%
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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)Ahead of 6%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Gun Plain 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 D 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
441 conserved acres
2% of Gun Plain Township’s land. Who manages Gun Plain Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners426 ac
State fish & wildlife15 ac
Private Park · 426 acState Conservation Area · 15 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shagbark Golf Club Private Park | Private owners | 219 | Restricted |
| Lake Doster Golf Club Private Park | Private owners | 207 | Restricted |
| Allegan State Game Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 15 | Open |
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Soccer
4Tennis
1Baseball
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).
James Noble Sherwood HouseBuilding · listed 1984
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Gun Plain 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 46 | 59 | 71 | 80 | 84 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Gun Plain Township →
Next door
Gun Plain Township and its neighbors
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Cooper Township22 miPrairieville Township8.7 miGun Plain Township2.3 miMartin Township2.0 miOtsego Township1.2 miPlainwell0.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gun Plain Township | 2% | 0.1 | 2 | 14% | D |
| Plainwell | 5% | 0.2 | 19 | 90% | B |
| Otsego Township | 6% | under 0.1 | 155 | 32% | B− |
| Prairieville Township | 7% | 0.3 | 441 | 36% | B+ |
| Martin Township | 3% | 0.1 | 2 | 20% | C− |
| Cooper Township | 5% | 0.6 | 121 | 10% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Gun Plain Township
How much of Gun Plain Township is conserved land?
2% 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 Gun Plain Township’s trails?
Allegan State Game Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Gun Plain Township?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Gun Plain Township?
22,758 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Gun Plain Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Gun Plain Township have?
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #659 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 Gun Plain 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 →