Matteson Lake Public Access
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Matteson Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Matteson Township
4% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 8 acres are parks and preserves, 6.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 6% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 35.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
6.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
4%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Matteson Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Matteson Township is ahead of 6% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Matteson Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land6.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (8 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home4% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 6%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Matteson Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to D. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
1 places to go in Matteson Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Matteson Township
Matteson Lake Boat Launch
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Matteson Township: April and July 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 35 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 48 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Matteson Township →
Next door
Matteson Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Bronson Township2.0 miColon Township1.8 miSherwood Township0.5 miMatteson Township0.0 miBatavia Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matteson Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 7 | 4% | D |
| Colon Township | 1% | 0.1 | 38 | 38% | C |
| Sherwood Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 6 | 24% | D |
| Bronson Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 6% | D |
| Batavia Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 7% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Matteson Township
How much of Matteson 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 Matteson Township’s trails?
Matteson Lake Public Access doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Matteson Township?
1,614 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Matteson Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Matteson Township have?
Ahead of 6% 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 Matteson 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 →