Deford State Game Area
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1,734 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Kingston Township
Kingston Township has 1,759 acres of parks, 1,020 for every 1,000 residents
8% of Kingston Township’s land is conserved, about 1,855 acres. 25% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 7.2 miles of mapped trail cross Kingston Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
1,855 acres · of 35.2 sq mi of land
Trails
7.2 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,759 ac
1,020 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
25%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Kingston Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Kingston Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kingston Township is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Kingston Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land1,020 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,759 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home25% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 64%
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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.
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.
Who protects it
1,855 conserved acres
8% of Kingston Township’s land. Who manages Kingston Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife1,745 ac
Private owners68 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service41 ac
State Conservation Area · 1,745 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 68 acConservation Easement · 41 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deford State Game Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,745 | Open |
| Utility Corridor Private Other or Unknown | Private owners | 68 | Open |
When to get out
The best walking months in Kingston 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) | 29 | 32 | 42 | 56 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 60 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Kingston Township →
Next door
Kingston Township and its neighbors
Kingston Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Novesta Township12 miKingston Township7.2 miLamotte Township7.2 miWells Township4.9 miKoylton Township1.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston Township | 8% | 0.2 | 1,020 | 25% | B |
| Koylton Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 93 | 12% | C |
| Wells Township | 15% | 0.1 | 1,898 | 23% | B+ |
| Novesta Township | 8% | 0.3 | 1,267 | 29% | B+ |
| Lamotte Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Kingston Township
How much of Kingston Township is conserved land?
8% 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 Kingston Township’s trails?
Deford State Game Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Kingston Township?
22,081 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kingston Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,759 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Kingston Township have?
Ahead of 64% 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 Kingston 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 →