Lakefront Park
Managed by Village of Homer
8 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Boat parkingWebsite ↗
Photo: Christopher L. Riley · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Homer
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Homer
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Homer, 0.8 per square mile of land. 18 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
18 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Homer?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Homer have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Homer is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Homer’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (18 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 59%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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
The longest trail network is Lakefront Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Roadside Park
Managed by Village of Homer
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Grist Mill Park
Managed by Village of Homer
3 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Webster Street Park
Managed by Village of Homer
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Things to do
9 places to go in Homer
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Homer
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Homer
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
5Baseball
2Tennis
2Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Homer: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 45 | 58 | 70 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 61 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Homer →
Questions about parks and trails in Homer
Where can I hike in Homer?
The longest trail networks: Lakefront Park, 0.3 miles; Grist Mill Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Homer is conserved land?
under 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 Homer’s trails?
Lakefront Park and Roadside Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Homer?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Homer?
1,092 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Homer or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 18 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Homer have?
Ahead of 59% 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 Homer 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 →