Altona Riverside Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Hinton Township
Hinton Township has 124 acres of parks, 110 for every 1,000 residents
20% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Hinton Township’s land is conserved, about 296 acres. 7.4 miles of mapped trail cross Hinton Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
296 acres · of 35.7 sq mi of land
Trails
7.4 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
124 ac
110 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
20%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Hinton Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hinton Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hinton Township is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hinton Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land110 acres of park per 1,000 residents (124 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13AParks close to home20% 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 42%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B. 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
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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.
Altona DNR Launch
Park
2 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Brockway Lake Public Access
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
296 conserved acres
1% of Hinton Township’s land. Who manages Hinton Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city119 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)97 ac
Private owners79 ac
Local Park · 119 acConservation Easement · 97 acPrivate Recreation or Education · 79 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 97 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village of Sylvester Park Local Park | Town or city | 75 | Open |
| Village of Altona Park Local Park | Town or city | 44 | Open |
| Altona School District Private Recreation or Education | Private owners | 40 | Open |
| Cato Township School District Private Recreation or Education | Private owners | 40 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Hinton Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Hinton Township
Brockway Lake Boat Launch
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Hinton Township: 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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 32 | 43 | 56 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 59 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.7 inches fall in April, the wettest month. The climate in Hinton Township →
Next door
Hinton Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Morton Township18 miCanadian Lakes14 miHinton Township7.4 miDeerfield Township7.1 miCato Township1.6 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinton Township | 1% | 0.2 | 110 | 20% | C+ |
| Deerfield Township | 1% | 0.2 | 4 | 4% | C− |
| Cato Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 17 | 42% | C− |
| Morton Township | 7% | 0.5 | 52 | 32% | B+ |
| Canadian Lakes | — 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 Hinton Township
Where can I hike in Hinton Township?
The longest trail networks: Altona DNR Launch, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hinton Township 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 Hinton Township’s trails?
Altona Riverside Park and Altona DNR Launch don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hinton Township?
10,064 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hinton Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 124 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hinton Township have?
Ahead of 42% 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 Hinton 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 →