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Outdoors in Henderson

Few parks or trails are on the map in Henderson

3% of Henderson’s land is conserved, about 63 acres. 41 acres are parks and preserves, 128 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Henderson.

Conserved land
3%
63 acres · of 3.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
41 ac
128 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
35%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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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.

Henderson Park

Managed by Shiawassee County
27 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

63 conserved acres

3% of Henderson’s land. Who manages Henderson’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County39 ac
Private owners23 ac
Local Park · 39 acPrivate Park · 23 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Henderson Park
Local Park
County39Open
Owosso Country Club
Private Park
Private owners23Restricted
Things to do

2 places to go in Henderson

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Henderson

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

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
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Henderson: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.310.511.813.314.615.315.113.912.410.99.69.0
High (°F)303344576979838074604735
Rain (in)2.11.72.03.43.93.63.23.32.83.12.51.9

February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Henderson →

Questions about parks and trails in Henderson

Are dogs allowed on Henderson’s trails?

Henderson Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Henderson?

1,243 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Henderson or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 41 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Henderson 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 →