Kalkaska Township has 212 miles of mapped trails, 3.0 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Pere Marquette State Forest - Traverse City Unit (160.9 mi), Sand Lakes Quiet Area (4.3 mi). 122 acres are parks and preserves, 24 per 1,000 residents. 53% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns · #339 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
411 acres · of 70.4 sq mi of land
Trails
212 mi
3.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
122 ac
24 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
53%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
9.7 mi
9.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
20
1 beach · 4 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Kalkaska Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kalkaska Township is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns, #339 of 701 in Michigan. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Kalkaska Township’s overall grade.
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.
The longest trail network is Pere Marquette State Forest - Traverse City Unit, with 160.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pere Marquette State Forest - Traverse City Unit
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
23,009 acres160.9 mi of trail
Shore to Shore Horse TrailLeetsville ORV TrailNorth Country National Scenic TrailMCCCT Trail+1
1% of Kalkaska Township’s land. Who manages Kalkaska Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners172 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits160 ac
County73 ac
Town or city5 ac
Other state land1 ac
Private Park · 172 acUnknown Easement · 160 acLocal Park · 79 acConservation Easement · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 161 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
Twin Birch Golf Course
Private Park
Private owners
172
Restricted
Unknown Park
Local Park
County
39
Open
Log Lake County Park
Local Park
County
35
Open
Hyde St Park
Local Park
Town or city
3
Open
Chalker Park
Local Park
Town or city
2
Open
Things to do
14 places to go in Kalkaska Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Kalkaska Township
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Kalkaska Township
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Kalkaska Township
Guernsey Lake SFCG Boat LaunchIn Sand Lakes Quiet Area
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
9.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Iceman08Bike route
6.8 mi
Courts & fields
11Baseball
3Tennis
1Soccer
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Kalkaska Township: May to August
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)
9.2
10.4
11.8
13.4
14.8
15.6
15.2
14.0
12.4
10.9
9.5
8.8
High (°F)
27
30
40
53
67
76
80
78
71
57
43
33
Rain (in)
2.2
1.5
1.8
3.0
3.3
3.2
3.0
3.2
3.6
4.2
2.9
2.4
February is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Kalkaska Township →
Next door
Kalkaska Township and its neighbors
Kalkaska Township has the most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Kalkaska Township
Where can I hike in Kalkaska Township?
The longest trail networks: Pere Marquette State Forest - Traverse City Unit, 160.9 miles; Sand Lakes Quiet Area, 4.3 miles; Log Lake Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Kalkaska 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 Kalkaska Township’s trails?
Pere Marquette State Forest - Traverse City Unit and Sand Lakes Quiet Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Kalkaska Township?
9.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 9.7 of off-road paths. Named routes: Iceman08.
Is there public land near Kalkaska Township?
8,540 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kalkaska Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 122 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Kalkaska Township have?
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #339 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 Kalkaska Township neighbors.