Search Bay Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
32 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
–Not graded
Outdoors in Marquette Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Marquette Township
30% of Marquette Township’s land is conserved, about 18,608 acres. 77 acres are parks and preserves, 114 per 1,000 residents. 58 miles of mapped trail cross Marquette Township, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
30%
18,608 acres · of 97.2 sq mi of land
Trails
58 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
77 ac
114 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
5%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
7
5 beaches
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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
V F W Park
Park
21 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
18,608 conserved acres
30% of Marquette Township’s land. Water is left out: Marquette Township has 97.2 square miles of land and 39.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Marquette Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service18,497 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service59 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits31 ac
Town or city29 ac
National Forest · 18,497 acConservation Easement · 59 acState Conservation Area · 31 acLocal Conservation Area · 29 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 59 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiawatha National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 18,497 | Open |
| Search Bay State Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 31 | Open |
| St Martin Bay Nature Preserve Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 29 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Marquette Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Marquette Township
5 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 7 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 6.9 mi
Old Mackinac Trail2.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Marquette Township: May to July
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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 24 | 26 | 36 | 48 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 54 | 41 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (1.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 76 °F). 4.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Marquette Township →
Next door
Marquette Township and its neighbors
Marquette Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Clark Township59 miMarquette Township58 miSt. Ignace Township57 miPickford Township33 miRudyard Township4.7 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquette Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| St. Ignace Township | 78% | 0.6 | under 1 | under 1% | C+ |
| Clark Township | 9% | 0.7 | 2,249 | 34% | A− |
| Pickford Township | 17% | 0.3 | 5,413 | 18% | B+ |
| Rudyard Township | 17% | 0.1 | 105 | 27% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Marquette Township
Are dogs allowed on Marquette Township’s trails?
Search Bay Nature Preserve and V F W Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Marquette Township?
111,769 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Marquette Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 18,688 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Marquette 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 →