Robert Brausch, Jr. Park
Managed by Village of Lawrence
16 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: rossograph · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Lawrence Township
Lawrence Township has 99 acres of parks, 30 for every 1,000 residents
0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Lawrence Township. 46% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns · #596 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
54 acres · of 34.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
99 ac
30 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
46%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
8
4 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lawrence Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lawrence Township is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns, #596 of 701 in Michigan. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lawrence Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land30 acres of park per 1,000 residents (99 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home46% 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 28%
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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)Ahead of 15%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C+. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Tiger Den Sports Complex
Managed by Lawrence Township
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
North River Park
Managed by Village of Lawrence
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Village Park
Managed by Village of Lawrence
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
Robert Brausch, Jr. Park16 acres · Village of Lawrence
Tiger Den Sports Complex14 acres · Lawrence Township
DirectionsNorth River Park4 acres · Village of Lawrence
DirectionsVillage Park3 acres · Village of Lawrence
Shafer Lake Public Access2 acres · Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Reynolds Lake Public Access2 acres · Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Hall Lake Public Access1 acres · Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Who protects it
54 conserved acres
under 1% of Lawrence Township’s land. Who manages Lawrence Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners51 ac
Town or city3 ac
Private Recreation or Education · 51 acLocal Park · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bible Camp Private Recreation or Education | Private owners | 51 | Open |
| Congregational Village Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Lawrence Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lawrence Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Lawrence Township
Hall Lake Boat LaunchIn Hall Lake Public Access
DirectionsReynolds Lake Public Boat Launch
DirectionsShafer Lake Boat LaunchIn Shafer Lake Public Access
DirectionsVillage of Lawrence Canoe Launch
DirectionsTrails & water
8 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
5Baseball
3Basketball
2Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Marshall's StoreBuilding · listed 2002
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Lawrence Township: July 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 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.0 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Lawrence Township →
Next door
Lawrence Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Paw Paw Township4.8 miArlington Township4.0 miHartford Township2.9 miHamilton Township0.9 miLawrence Township0.8 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 30 | 46% | C |
| Arlington Township | 1% | 0.1 | 57 | 15% | C |
| Paw Paw Township | 2% | 0.1 | 7 | 59% | C |
| Hamilton Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 64 | 14% | C |
| Hartford Township | 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 16% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lawrence Township
How much of Lawrence Township is conserved land?
under 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 Lawrence Township’s trails?
Robert Brausch, Jr. Park and Tiger Den Sports Complex don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lawrence Township?
3,009 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lawrence Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 99 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lawrence Township have?
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #596 of 701 in Michigan. 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 Lawrence 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 →