George Gipp Recreation Area
Park
59 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Laurium
13% of Laurium’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 13% of Laurium’s land is conserved, about 60 acres. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Laurium, 1.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
13%
60 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
65 ac
43 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Laurium?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Land that stays wild13% of the land is conserved; a typical Michigan town, 5%.Parks close to homeVirtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park.A trail town1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, more than 82% of U.S. towns.History along the way3 places on the National Register.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Laurium have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Laurium is ahead of 96% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Laurium’s overall grade.
Conserved land13% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land43 acres of park per 1,000 residents (65 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13A−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 96%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A 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 George Gipp Recreation Area, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
60 conserved acres
13% of Laurium’s land. Who manages Laurium’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city60 ac
Local Park · 60 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Gipp Recreation Area Local Park | Town or city | 60 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Laurium
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Laurium
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
3Baseball
2Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Laurium: May and August
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) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.2 | 8.5 |
| High (°F) | 22 | 25 | 36 | 47 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 52 | 38 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
February is the driest month (1.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 76 °F). 3.4 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Laurium →
Next door
Laurium and its neighbors
Laurium has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurium | 13% | 1.1 | 43 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Calumet Township | 3% | 2.1 | 106 | 90% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Laurium
Where can I hike in Laurium?
The longest trail networks: George Gipp Recreation Area, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Laurium is conserved land?
13% 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 Laurium’s trails?
George Gipp Recreation Area and Daniell Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Laurium?
9,167 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Laurium or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 65 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Laurium have?
Ahead of 96% 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 Laurium 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 →