Harrison has 191 acres of parks, 91 for every 1,000 residents
79% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Harrison, 0.4 per square mile of land. 3% of Harrison’s land is conserved, about 70 acres.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Harrison?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Harrison have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Harrison is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Water is 8% of Harrison’s area (0 of 4 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Harrison City Park
70 conserved acres
3% of Harrison’s land. Water is left out: Harrison has 3.7 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Harrison’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson State Park State Park | State natural resources | 35 | Open |
| Harrison Area Park Local Park | Town or city | 33 | Open |
| Saxton Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Mitten Bay Girl Scout Council Private Recreation or Education | Private owners | 1 | Open |
4 places to go in Harrison
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Plus 1 boat launch without a name on the map.
1 lakes & rivers
2.0 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 Harrison: July 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 31 | 41 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 44 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Harrison →
Questions about parks and trails in Harrison
How much of Harrison is conserved land?
3% 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 Harrison’s trails?
Clare County Fairground and Harrison City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Harrison?
2.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Harrison?
8,431 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Harrison or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 191 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Harrison have?
Ahead of 72% 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 Harrison 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 →