Hart Downtown Historic District · Public domain19% of Hart’s land is conserved, and 99% of residents live within a half mile of a park
19% of Hart’s land is conserved, about 222 acres. 201 acres are parks and preserves, 104 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Hart, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 84% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Hart?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Hart have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hart is ahead of 84% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Water is 8% of Hart’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 18%.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pointe Park
All 6 parks & preserves
222 conserved acres
19% of Hart’s land. Water is left out: Hart has 1.8 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Hart’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hart-Montague Bicycle Trail Park State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 180 | Open |
| Oceana Fairgrounds Local Recreation Area | County | 31 | Restricted |
| John Gurney Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
5 places to go in Hart
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.8 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Hart: 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 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 43 | 56 | 67 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 45 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.9 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Hart →
Hart and its neighbors
Hart has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hart | 19% | 0.1 | 104 | 99% | A− |
| Hart 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 Hart
How much of Hart is conserved land?
19% 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 Hart’s trails?
John Gurney Park and Pointe Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Hart?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Hart?
16,508 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hart or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 201 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Hart have?
Ahead of 84% 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 Hart 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 →