Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Menominee Township
14% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.3 miles of mapped trail cross Menominee Township. 34 acres are parks and preserves, 10 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns · #656 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
How much outdoors does Menominee Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Menominee Township is ahead of 16% of U.S. towns, #656 of 701 in Michigan. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Mason Park
235 conserved acres
1% of Menominee Township’s land. Who manages Menominee Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 203 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| County Park Local Park | County | 20 | Open |
| M. Township Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Northeastern States District Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 1 | Open |
1 places to go in Menominee Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Menominee Township: May, August and 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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.4 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 30 | 40 | 52 | 66 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 57 | 43 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Menominee Township →
Menominee Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menominee Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 10 | 14% | C− |
| Menominee | 8% | 0.3 | 14 | 92% | B+ |
| Ingallston Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Mellen Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 21 | 11% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Menominee Township
How much of Menominee Township is conserved land?
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 Menominee Township’s trails?
River County Park and Mason Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Menominee Township?
21,103 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Menominee Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 34 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Menominee Township have?
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #656 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 Menominee Township neighbors.
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 →