White Pigeon River
Managed by Michigan Nature Association
41 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
US 12 St. Joseph River Bridge · Photo: All Things Michigan · CC BY-SA 2.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Mottville Township
Mottville Township has 62 acres of parks, 41 for every 1,000 residents
32% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
62 acres · of 19.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
62 ac
41 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
32%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mottville Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mottville Township is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mottville Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land41 acres of park per 1,000 residents (62 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home32% 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 24%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Mottville 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 C+. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Karl Chen Memorial Nature Sanctuary
Managed by Michigan Nature Association
28 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
62 conserved acres
1% of Mottville Township’s land. Who manages Mottville Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits60 ac
Town or city2 ac
Private Conservation · 60 acLocal Park · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Pigeon River Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 41 | Open |
| Chen Memorial Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 19 | Open |
| Mottville Canoe Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
History along the way
History →2 places 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.
When to get out
The best walking months in Mottville 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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 84 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Mottville Township →
Next door
Mottville Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Porter Township9.6 miYork Township5.6 miConstantine Township0.6 miWhite Pigeon Township0.1 miMottville Township0.0 miWhite Pigeon0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mottville Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 41 | 32% | C− |
| Porter Township | 3% | 0.2 | 216 | 13% | B− |
| Constantine Township | 9% | under 0.1 | 501 | 56% | B |
| White Pigeon Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 41 | 52% | C+ |
| White Pigeon | 7% | under 0.1 | 37 | 85% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Mottville Township
How much of Mottville 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 Mottville Township’s trails?
White Pigeon River and Karl Chen Memorial Nature Sanctuary don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Mottville Township?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Mottville Township?
7,092 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mottville Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 62 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mottville Township have?
Ahead of 24% 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 Mottville 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 →