Moore Township has 6.7 miles of mapped trails, 0.2 for every square mile of land
14% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 7.4 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Moore Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Moore Township is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles 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
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.
Snover Veterans Park
184 conserved acres
1% of Moore Township’s land. Who manages Moore Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 27 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 156 | Closed |
| Snover Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 places to go in Moore Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 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 Moore Township: May 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 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 32 | 42 | 55 | 67 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 46 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Moore Township →
Moore Township and its neighbors
Moore Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moore Township | 1% | 0.2 | 7 | 14% | C− |
| Lamotte Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Elmer Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Argyle Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Moore Township
How much of Moore 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 Moore Township’s trails?
Snover Memorial Park and Snover Veterans Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Moore Township?
12,014 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Moore Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Moore Township have?
Ahead of 20% 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 Moore 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 →