George Schrotenboer Memorial Park
Park
16 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Leighton Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Leighton Township
0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Leighton Township. 17 acres are parks and preserves, 2.3 per 1,000 residents. 25% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns · #694 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
5 acres · of 34.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
17 ac
2.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
25%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.6 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
6
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Leighton Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Leighton Township is ahead of 8% of U.S. towns, #694 of 701 in Michigan. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Leighton Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land2.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (17 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13C−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 8%
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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)#694 of 701
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Leighton Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be D. 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
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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.
Green Lake Public Access
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
5 conserved acres
under 1% of Leighton Township’s land. Who manages Leighton Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land5 ac
Conservation Easement · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 5 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
Things to do
3 places to go in Leighton Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Leighton Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Leighton Township
Green Lake Boat Launch
DirectionsTrails & water
6 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
5Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Leighton 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 45 | 58 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 61 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Leighton Township →
Next door
Leighton Township and its neighbors
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Thornapple Township14 miGaines Township6.8 miWayland Township2.6 miDorr Township1.8 miWayland0.9 miLeighton Township0.7 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leighton Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 25% | D |
| Wayland | 3% | 0.3 | 8 | 60% | B− |
| Dorr Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 13 | 22% | C− |
| Wayland Township | 3% | 0.1 | 60 | 13% | C+ |
| Thornapple Township | 3% | 0.4 | 67 | 51% | B |
| Gaines Township | 3% | 0.2 | 8 | 45% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Leighton Township
How much of Leighton 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 Leighton Township’s trails?
George Schrotenboer Memorial Park and Green Lake Public Access don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Leighton Township?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Leighton Township?
29,107 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Leighton Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Leighton Township have?
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #694 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 Leighton 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 →