Civic Center South
Managed by Village of Kingsley
40 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Gpwitteveen · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Kingsley
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Kingsley
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Kingsley, 0.8 per square mile of land. 52 acres are parks and preserves, 29 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
8 acres · of 1.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
52 ac
29 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Kingsley?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Kingsley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kingsley is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Kingsley’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land29 acres of park per 1,000 residents (52 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 78%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pioneer Park
Managed by Village of Kingsley
8 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Brownson Memorial Park
Managed by Village of Kingsley
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
8 conserved acres
1% of Kingsley’s land. Who manages Kingsley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city8 ac
Local Park · 8 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Brownson Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Kingsley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Kingsley
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
5Basketball
5Baseball
2Soccer
2Tennis
2Football
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Kingsley: May 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 31 | 41 | 54 | 67 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (1.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.9 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Kingsley →
Questions about parks and trails in Kingsley
Where can I hike in Kingsley?
The longest trail networks: Pioneer Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Kingsley 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 Kingsley’s trails?
Civic Center South and Pioneer Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Kingsley?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Kingsley?
35,301 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kingsley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 52 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Kingsley have?
Ahead of 78% 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 Kingsley 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 →