Nature Trail Park
Park
29 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Mac1island · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Marysville
95% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Marysville
The biggest trail networks: Nature Trail Park (0.9 mi). 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Marysville, 0.2 per square mile of land. 4% of Marysville’s land is conserved, about 206 acres.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns · #367 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
206 acres · of 7.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
124 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
95%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
11 mi
0.8 mi lanes · 7.3 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Marysville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Marysville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Marysville is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns, #367 of 701 in Michigan. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Marysville’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (124 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home95% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 60%
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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)Ahead of 48%
Water is 12% of Marysville’s area (1 of 8 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to B+. 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
The longest trail network is Nature Trail Park, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Marysville Municipal Park
Park
49 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Morton Park
Park
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Washington Park
Park
4 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 10 parks & preserves
Nature Trail Park29 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
Washington Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Marysville Municipal Park49 acres
Morton Park13 acres
Marysville Living Shore3 acres
DirectionsChrysler Beach3 acres
Viking Park2 acres
Woodland2 acres
Dog Park1 acres
Mermaid Park1 acres
Who protects it
206 conserved acres
4% of Marysville’s land. Water is left out: Marysville has 7.3 square miles of land and 1.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Marysville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city178 ac
Other state land28 ac
Local Recreation Area · 124 acLocal Park · 54 acConservation Easement · 28 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marysville Public Golf Course Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 124 | Restricted |
| Marysville Municipal Park Local Park | Town or city | 39 | Open |
| Morton Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
Things to do
10 places to go in Marysville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Marysville
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Marysville
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Marysville
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
11 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
7.3 mi
off-road bike paths
2.4 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
10Tennis
6Baseball
3Basketball
3Field hockey
2Football
1Volleyball
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Marysville: 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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 43 | 56 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 61 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Marysville →
Next door
Marysville and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Kimball Township7.0 miPort Huron4.9 miPort Huron Township4.3 miSt. Clair Township1.2 miMarysville1.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marysville | 4% | 0.2 | 13 | 95% | B |
| St. Clair Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 40 | 21% | C |
| Kimball Township | 7% | 0.2 | 122 | 27% | B |
| Port Huron Township | 5% | 0.3 | 47 | 62% | B+ |
| Port Huron | 3% | 0.6 | 8 | 98% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Marysville
Where can I hike in Marysville?
The longest trail networks: Nature Trail Park, 0.9 miles; Washington Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Marysville is conserved land?
4% 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 Marysville’s trails?
Nature Trail Park and Marysville Municipal Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Marysville?
11 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of painted or protected lanes, 7.3 of off-road paths and 2.4 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Marysville?
8,304 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Marysville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 124 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Marysville have?
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #367 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 Marysville 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 →