Ball Crek Park
Park
5 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Kent City
Kent City has 11 acres of parks, 9.5 for every 1,000 residents
92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Kent City, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
6 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
11 ac
9.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Kent City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Kent City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kent City is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Kent City’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land9.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (11 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home92% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 47%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Kent City. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Ball Crek Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
6 conserved acres
1% of Kent City’s land. Who manages Kent City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city6 ac
Local Park · 6 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Kent City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Kent City
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
5Baseball
1Soccer
1Football
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Kent City: 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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 44 | 57 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 46 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.9 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Kent City →
Questions about parks and trails in Kent City
Where can I hike in Kent City?
The longest trail networks: Ball Crek Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Kent City 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 Kent City’s trails?
Ball Crek Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Kent City?
9,138 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kent City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Kent City have?
Ahead of 47% 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 Kent City 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 →