Tuscola State Game Area
Managed by Michigan DNR - Wildlife Division
8,400 acres6.2 mi of trail
State Land Two-TrackMuskrat Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in Indianfields Township
Indianfields Township has 8,635 acres of parks, 3,643 for every 1,000 residents
43% of Indianfields Township’s land is conserved, about 8,678 acres. The biggest trail networks: Tuscola State Game Area (6.2 mi), Indianfields Township Park (1.7 mi), Caro Exchange Club Forest (1 mi). 80% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
43%
8,678 acres · of 31.4 sq mi of land
Trails
11 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
8,635 ac
3,643 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
80%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Indianfields Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Indianfields Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Indianfields Township is ahead of 92% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, trail miles lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Indianfields Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land43% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (11 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land3,643 acres of park per 1,000 residents (8,635 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home80% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 92%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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 Tuscola State Game Area, with 6.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Indianfields Township Park
Park
53 acres1.7 mi of trail
Chippewa Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Caro Exchange Club Forest
Managed by Caro Exchange Club
72 acres1 mi of trail
Janks TrailWalmart TrailNeal TrailRiley Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Chippewa Landing Park
Managed by City of Caro Parks and Recreation Department
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
8,678 conserved acres
43% of Indianfields Township’s land. Who manages Indianfields Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife8,392 ac
Town or city174 ac
Private owners111 ac
Other state land6 ac
State Conservation Area · 8,398 acLocal Park · 174 acPrivate Park · 87 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 24 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscola State Game Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 8,392 | Open |
| Village of Caro Park Local Park | Town or city | 125 | Open |
| Private Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 62 | Restricted |
| Indianfields Township Park Local Park | Town or city | 49 | Open |
| Caro Golf Club Private Park | Private owners | 25 | Restricted |
| Utility Corridor Private Other or Unknown | Private owners | 24 | Open |
| Forest Reserve State Conservation Area | Other state land | 6 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Indianfields Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Dog parks in Indianfields Township
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
7 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 9.9 mi
State Land Two-Track1.0 mi
Muskrat Trail0.4 mi
Janks Trail0.4 mi
Walmart Trail0.3 mi
Neal Trail0.2 mi
Riley Trail0.1 mi
Chippewa Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & 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
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Indianfields 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) | 30 | 32 | 43 | 56 | 69 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Indianfields Township →
Next door
Indianfields Township and its neighbors
Indianfields Township has the most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Indianfields Township11 miWells Township4.9 miCaro1.8 miFremont Township1.7 miJuniata Township1.6 miAlmer Township1.5 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianfields Township | 43% | 0.4 | 3,643 | 80% | A |
| Caro | 6% | 0.6 | 33 | 93% | A− |
| Wells Township | 15% | 0.1 | 1,898 | 23% | B+ |
| Juniata Township | 15% | under 0.1 | 1,999 | 47% | B+ |
| Almer Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 126 | 36% | C+ |
| Fremont Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 28 | 34% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Indianfields Township
Where can I hike in Indianfields Township?
The longest trail networks: Tuscola State Game Area, 6.2 miles; Indianfields Township Park, 1.7 miles; Caro Exchange Club Forest, 1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Indianfields Township is conserved land?
43% 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 Indianfields Township’s trails?
Tuscola State Game Area and Indianfields Township Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Indianfields Township?
26,630 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Indianfields Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8,635 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Indianfields Township have?
Ahead of 92% 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 Indianfields 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 →