Wilson Park
Park
30 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
COutdoors
Outdoors in Marion Township
Marion Township has 49 acres of parks, 30 for every 1,000 residents
1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Marion Township. 58% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
44 acres · of 36.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
49 ac
30 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
58%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Marion Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Marion Township is ahead of 31% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Marion 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 (49 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home58% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 31%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− 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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Vetern Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
44 conserved acres
under 1% of Marion Township’s land. Who manages Marion Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city44 ac
Local Park · 44 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village of Deckerville Park Local Park | Town or city | 44 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Marion Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Marion Township
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
4Baseball
3Basketball
2Volleyball
2Tennis
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Marion 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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 31 | 41 | 53 | 65 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 3.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Marion Township →
Next door
Marion Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Wheatland Township7.8 miDelaware Township5.0 miForester Township1.6 miBridgehampton Township1.4 miMarion Township1.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 30 | 58% | C |
| Wheatland Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Forester Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Delaware Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bridgehampton Township | — 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 Marion Township
How much of Marion 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 Marion Township’s trails?
Wilson Park and Vetern Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Marion Township?
9,391 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Marion Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 49 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Marion Township have?
Ahead of 31% 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 Marion 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 →