Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac Unit
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
76 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Le Roy Township
Le Roy Township has 429 acres of parks, 252 for every 1,000 residents
23% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Le Roy Township’s land is conserved, about 811 acres. 12 miles of mapped trail cross Le Roy Township, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
811 acres · of 35.0 sq mi of land
Trails
12 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
429 ac
252 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
23%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
7.2 mi
7.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Le Roy Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Le Roy Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Le Roy Township is ahead of 58% 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 Le Roy Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (12 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land252 acres of park per 1,000 residents (429 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13AParks close to home23% 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 58%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B+. 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 Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac Unit, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Le Roy Community Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
811 conserved acres
4% of Le Roy Township’s land. Who manages Le Roy Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners425 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits281 ac
State natural resources75 ac
Other state land29 ac
Private Recreation or Education · 425 acPrivate Conservation · 281 acState Conservation Area · 104 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Hunter of Michigan Private Recreation or Education | Private owners | 307 | Open |
| Leroy Ag School Forest Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 281 | Open |
| Pine River Area School Private Recreation or Education | Private owners | 118 | Open |
| Cadillac State Forest Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 75 | Open |
| Forest Reserve State Conservation Area | Other state land | 29 | Open |
Trails & water
1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 4.8 mi
Woodpecker Trail0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
7.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
7.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
6Baseball
2Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Le Roy Township: 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 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 31 | 41 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 57 | 43 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.0 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Le Roy Township →
Next door
Le Roy Township and its neighbors
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Rose Lake Township36 miEllsworth Township20 miLe Roy Township12 miLincoln Township11 miBurdell Township5.7 miLe Roy0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Roy Township | 4% | 0.3 | 252 | 23% | B |
| Lincoln Township | 4% | 0.3 | 588 | 26% | B |
| Burdell Township | 3% | 0.2 | 591 | 30% | B− |
| Rose Lake Township | 15% | 1.1 | 2,274 | 19% | A− |
| Ellsworth Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Le Roy | — 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 Le Roy Township
Where can I hike in Le Roy Township?
The longest trail networks: Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac Unit, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Le Roy Township is conserved land?
4% 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 Le Roy Township’s trails?
Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac Unit and Le Roy Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Le Roy Township?
7.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 7.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Le Roy Township?
82,170 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Le Roy Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 429 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Le Roy Township have?
Ahead of 58% 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 Le Roy 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 →