Kinderhook Township has 445 acres of parks, 339 for every 1,000 residents
2.1 miles of mapped trail cross Kinderhook Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 47% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Kinderhook Township’s land is conserved, about 522 acres.
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Kinderhook Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Kinderhook Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kinderhook Township is ahead of 57% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Water is 9% of Kinderhook Township’s area (2 of 21 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
The Adaline Kershaw Woods at Kope Kon Nature Sanctuary
Lake Lavine Public Access
Lake George Public Access
All 5 parks & preserves
522 conserved acres
4% of Kinderhook Township’s land. Water is left out: Kinderhook Township has 19.5 square miles of land and 1.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Kinderhook Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 41 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coldwater State Park State Park | State parks | 404 | Open |
| Coldwater Fen Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 40 | Unknown |
| Kope Kon State Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 38 | Open |
3 places to go in Kinderhook Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
9 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Kinderhook Township: August 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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 35 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 74 | 62 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Kinderhook Township →
Kinderhook Township and its neighbors
Kinderhook Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinderhook Township | 4% | 0.1 | 339 | 47% | B |
| Gilead Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Ovid Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 2 | 16% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Kinderhook Township
Where can I hike in Kinderhook Township?
The longest trail networks: The Adaline Kershaw Woods at Kope Kon Nature Sanctuary, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Kinderhook Township is conserved land?
4% 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 Kinderhook Township’s trails?
Coldwater Lake State Park and The Adaline Kershaw Woods at Kope Kon Nature Sanctuary don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Kinderhook Township?
4,930 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kinderhook Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 445 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Kinderhook Township have?
Ahead of 57% 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 Kinderhook Township neighbors.
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 →