Edmore State Game Area
Managed by Michigan DNR - Wildlife Division
1,206 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Home Township
Home Township has 1,199 acres of parks, 435 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Edmore State Game Area (1.2 mi). 6% of Home Township’s land is conserved, about 1,356 acres. 3.2 miles of mapped trail cross Home Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns · #374 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
1,356 acres · of 36.0 sq mi of land
Trails
3.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,199 ac
435 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
44%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.9 mi
5.9 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Home Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Home Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Home Township is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns, #374 of 701 in Michigan. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Home Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land435 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,199 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13AParks close to home44% 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 59%
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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)Ahead of 47%
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
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
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The longest trail network is Edmore State Game Area, with 1.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Ballfield Park
Managed by Village of Edmore
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Glen D. Curtis Memorial Park
Managed by Village of Edmore
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Tennis Court Park
Managed by Village of Edmore
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,356 conserved acres
6% of Home Township’s land. Who manages Home Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife1,161 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service132 ac
Private owners63 ac
State Conservation Area · 1,161 acConservation Easement · 132 acPrivate Park · 63 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 132 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edmore State Game Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,161 | Open |
| Private Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 63 | Restricted |
Things to do
1 places to go in Home Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Home Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
5.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Baseball
2Tennis
1Basketball
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Home 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) | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Home Township →
Next door
Home Township and its neighbors
Home Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Belvidere Township9.7 miHome Township3.2 miRolland Township2.9 miDay Township2.4 miRichland Township2.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Township | 6% | 0.1 | 435 | 44% | B |
| Belvidere Township | 3% | 0.3 | 408 | 36% | B |
| Richland Township | 12% | 0.1 | 916 | 52% | B+ |
| Rolland Township | 3% | 0.1 | 428 | 27% | B− |
| Day Township | 1% | 0.1 | 189 | 29% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Home Township
Where can I hike in Home Township?
The longest trail networks: Edmore State Game Area, 1.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Home Township is conserved land?
6% 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 Home Township’s trails?
Edmore State Game Area and Ballfield Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Home Township?
5.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Home Township?
14,794 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Home Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,199 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Home Township have?
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #374 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 Home 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 →