Escanaba River State Forest - Escanaba Unit
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
150 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
County Road I-39-Rapid River Bridge · Photo: Yooperann · CC BY-SA 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Masonville Township
More than half of Masonville Township’s land is conserved: 64%
64% of Masonville Township’s land is conserved, about 67,831 acres. 278 miles of mapped trail cross Masonville Township, 1.7 per square mile of land. 121 acres are parks and preserves, 78 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
64%
67,831 acres · of 166.5 sq mi of land
Trails
278 mi
1.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
121 ac
78 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
18%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
20
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Masonville Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Masonville Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Masonville Township is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Masonville Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land64% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%A+Trails1.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (278 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4APark land78 acres of park per 1,000 residents (121 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home18% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 86%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A+. 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 Escanaba River State Forest - Escanaba Unit, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Rapid River Falls County Park
Managed by Delta County
82 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Masonville Township Park
Park
26 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Rapid River Mouth Boating Access Site
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
67,831 conserved acres
64% of Masonville Township’s land. Who manages Masonville Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service67,821 ac
Town or city5 ac
Other state land5 ac
National Forest · 67,821 acLocal Conservation Area · 5 acConservation Easement · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 5 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 | 67,821 | Open |
| Masonville Township Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Masonville Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Masonville Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Masonville Township
Rapid River Mouth Boat Launch
DirectionsWaterfalls in Masonville Township
Haymeadow Falls
DirectionsScenic views in Masonville Township
Big Pines Overlook
DirectionsCampgrounds in Masonville Township
Bay de Noc Trailhead CampingHiawatha National Forest
DirectionsHaymeadow Creek CampgroundUnited States Forest Service
DirectionsTrails & water
25 named trails and 20 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Horses · 24.0 miUnpaved · 12.3 mi
Bay de Noc – Grand Island National Recreation Trail21.7 mi
B Loop3.5 mi
Ensign Spur G2.8 mi
I-82.8 mi
Buckeye Grade North2.7 mi
Forest Road 2233Q2.5 mi
D Loop2.5 mi
Upper 18 Mile Lake Loop2.2 mi
Soo Line Railroad2.0 mi
S2 Loop1.9 mi
15 more trails
A Loop
1.8 miTen Dollar East Spur B
1.2 miMormon Creek Spur AB
1.0 miHaymeadow Falls Trail
1.0 miForest Road 2235GB
0.8 miDays River ORV Route
0.8 miInman Creek Spur A
0.8 miForest Road 2235N
0.7 miInman Creek Spur B
0.7 miHaymeadow Spur Trail
0.6 miForest Road R78B
0.6 miForest Road 2281E
0.6 miTen Dollar East Spur A
0.5 miForest Road R80B
0.5 miMormon Creek Spur D
0.5 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
Bishop LakelakeFarm LakeGreens LakelakeLower Eighteenmile LakeMcdonald LakelakeMerles LakeMiddle Eighteenmile LakeMud LakePeacock LakePeterson LakePoplar LakeSpring LakeUpper Eighteenmile LakeEast Branch Whitefish RiverLittle West Branch Whitefish RiverNorth Branch Ogontz RiverRapid RiverTacoosh RiverWest Branch Whitefish RiverWhitefish River
Biking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
3Baseball
3Tennis
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place 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.
County Road I-39-Rapid River BridgeStructure · listed 1999
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Masonville Township: May, June and August
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 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 29 | 38 | 50 | 64 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 69 | 56 | 42 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 3.6 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Masonville Township →
Next door
Masonville Township and its neighbors
Masonville Township has the most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Masonville Township278 miNahma Township260 miBaldwin Township134 miMaple Ridge Township124 miEnsign Township80 miMathias Township79 miBrampton Township53 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masonville Township | 64% | 1.7 | 78 | 18% | A |
| Nahma Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Baldwin Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Mathias Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Ensign Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Maple Ridge Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Brampton Township | 1% | 2.2 | 73 | 15% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Masonville Township
Where can I hike in Masonville Township?
The longest trail networks: Escanaba River State Forest - Escanaba Unit, 0.1 miles; Rapid River Falls County Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Masonville Township is conserved land?
64% 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 Masonville Township’s trails?
Escanaba River State Forest - Escanaba Unit and Rapid River Falls County Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Masonville Township?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Masonville Township?
225,856 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Masonville Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 63,203 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Masonville Township have?
Ahead of 86% 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 Masonville 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 →