Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in London Township
4% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross London Township. 32 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns · #680 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
How much outdoors does London Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, London Township is ahead of 11% of U.S. towns, #680 of 701 in Michigan. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
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
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36 conserved acres
under 1% of London Township’s land. Who manages London Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 5 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maybee Sportsman Club Private Park | Private owners | 31 | Open |
2 places to go in London Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
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.
September is the best month for walking in London Township
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 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 46 | 59 | 71 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 3.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in London Township →
London Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 11 | 4% | D |
| Augusta Township | 1% | 0.1 | 19 | 10% | C− |
| Milan Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Exeter Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 17 | 20% | C− |
| Dundee Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 20 | 58% | C |
| Raisinville Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 5% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in London Township
How much of London 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.
Is there public land near London Township?
9,785 acres of parks and open public land lie inside London Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 32 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does London Township have?
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #680 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 London Township 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 →