Holton Township Park
Managed by Holton Township
70 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Holton Township
23% of Holton Township’s land is conserved: 5,101 acres
58 miles of mapped trail cross Holton Township, 1.7 per square mile of land. 149 acres are parks and preserves, 57 per 1,000 residents. 18% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns · #167 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
23%
5,101 acres · of 35.0 sq mi of land
Trails
58 mi
1.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
149 ac
57 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
18%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
7
What kind of outdoors town is Holton Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Holton Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Holton Township is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns, #167 of 701 in Michigan. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Holton Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land23% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (58 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4APark land57 acres of park per 1,000 residents (149 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home18% 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 82%
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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)Ahead of 76%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A+. 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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
5,101 conserved acres
23% of Holton Township’s land. Who manages Holton Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service5,023 ac
Private owners77 ac
National Forest · 5,023 acPrivate Park · 77 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manistee National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 5,023 | Open |
| Muskegon Gun and Pistol Club Private Park | Private owners | 77 | Open |
Things to do
9 places to go in Holton Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Holton Township
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Holton Township
1994 OSR Trail SiteOwasippe Scout Reservation
Directions1994 OSR Trail SiteOwasippe Scout Reservation
Directions1994 OSR Trail SiteOwasippe Scout Reservation
Directions1994 OSR Trail SiteOwasippe Scout Reservation
Directions1994 OSR Trail SiteOwasippe Scout Reservation
Directions1994 OSR Trail Site - Lake LebargeOwasippe Scout Reservation
DirectionsTrails & water
17 named trails and 7 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 26.9 mi
Holton Loop Motorcycle Trail18.3 mi
OSR Y Trail 19946.4 mi
OSR R Trail 19943.4 mi
Cedar Creek Motorsport Trail1.7 mi
Forest Road 91791.0 mi
Forest Road 91850.8 mi
Forest Road 91880.7 mi
Forest Road 98490.6 mi
Forest Road 91910.6 mi
Forest Road 91520.6 mi
7 more trails
Forest Road 9184
0.6 miForest Road 9192
0.5 miLP19 Snowmobile Trail
0.4 miForest Road 9195
0.4 miOSR W Trail 1994
0.2 miHolton Motorcycle Trailhead
0.1 miForest Road 9851
0.1 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
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
7Baseball
2Beach volleyball
2Football
1Basketball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Holton 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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 44 | 57 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 46 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.0 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Holton Township →
Next door
Holton Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Blue Lake Township77 miGreenwood Township69 miHolton Township58 miCedar Creek Township43 miSheridan Township5.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holton Township | 23% | 1.7 | 57 | 18% | A− |
| Cedar Creek Township | 26% | 1.2 | 519 | 11% | A− |
| Blue Lake Township | 16% | 2.3 | 134 | 27% | A |
| Greenwood Township | 43% | 1.9 | under 1 | under 1% | B− |
| Sheridan Township | 2% | 0.2 | 71 | 23% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Holton Township
How much of Holton Township is conserved land?
23% 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 Holton Township’s trails?
Holton Township Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Holton Township?
62,776 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Holton Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5,210 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Holton Township have?
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #167 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 Holton 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 →