Sports FIeld / Sledding Hill
Park
7 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Bazaarshop · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Lake Odessa
7% of Lake Odessa’s land is conserved: 39 acres
0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Lake Odessa, 0.8 per square mile of land. 90% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 23 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
39 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
23 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
90%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Lake Odessa?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lake Odessa have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lake Odessa is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lake Odessa’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (23 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home90% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 75%
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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
The longest trail network is Sports FIeld / Sledding Hill, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lake Odessa Village Park
Managed by Village of Lake Odessa
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
39 conserved acres
7% of Lake Odessa’s land. Who manages Lake Odessa’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city39 ac
Local Recreation Area · 30 acLocal Park · 8 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Odessa Fairgrounds Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 30 | Restricted |
| Village Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Village Beach Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Lake Odessa
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Lake Odessa
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Lake Odessa
Swifty's PlaceIn Lake Odessa Village Park
DirectionsPlus 6 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
8Pickleball
5Baseball
1Basketball
1Equestrian
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lake Odessa: 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 44 | 57 | 69 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Lake Odessa →
Questions about parks and trails in Lake Odessa
Where can I hike in Lake Odessa?
The longest trail networks: Sports FIeld / Sledding Hill, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lake Odessa is conserved land?
7% 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 Lake Odessa’s trails?
Sports FIeld / Sledding Hill and Lake Odessa Village Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lake Odessa?
1,541 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lake Odessa or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 23 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lake Odessa have?
Ahead of 75% 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 Lake Odessa 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 →