Friend-Hack House · Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0Milan has 71 acres of parks, 12 for every 1,000 residents
94% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Milan. 3% of Milan’s land is conserved, about 64 acres.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns · #465 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Milan?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Milan have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Milan is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns, #465 of 701 in Michigan. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Gump Lake Park
Draper-Houston Meadows Preserve
64 conserved acres
3% of Milan’s land. Who manages Milan’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Park Local Park | Town or city | 26 | Open |
| Gump Lake Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Milan Nature Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Paddock Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
6 places to go in Milan
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 lakes & rivers
1.0 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Milan: 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 46 | 59 | 71 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 62 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 3.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Milan →
Milan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | 3% | under 0.1 | 12 | 94% | B− |
| Milan Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| York Township | 5% | 0.3 | 94 | 49% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Milan
How much of Milan is conserved land?
3% 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 Milan’s trails?
Wilson Park and Gump Lake Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Milan?
1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Milan?
4,934 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Milan or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 71 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Milan have?
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #465 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 Milan 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 →