Photo: Matthew Lampe · Public domain12% of Linden’s land is conserved: 176 acres
3.4 miles of mapped trail cross Linden, 1.4 per square mile of land. 9 acres are parks and preserves, 2.1 per 1,000 residents. 73% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns · #310 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Linden?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Linden have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Linden is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns, #310 of 701 in Michigan. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Eagle's Wooden Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Kimble-Sharp Gazebo Park
Triangle Park
176 conserved acres
12% of Linden’s land. Who manages Linden’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 8 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Meadows Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 163 | Restricted |
| Eagle'S Wooden Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
4 places to go in Linden
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
2 places 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.
The best walking months in Linden: 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 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 44 | 57 | 69 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 47 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Linden →
Questions about parks and trails in Linden
Where can I hike in Linden?
The longest trail networks: Eagle's Wooden Park, 0.4 miles; Kimble-Sharp Gazebo Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Linden is conserved land?
12% 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 Linden’s trails?
Eagle's Wooden Park and Kimble-Sharp Gazebo Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Linden?
10,204 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Linden or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Linden have?
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #310 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 Linden neighbors.
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 →