Sleepy Hollow Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
51 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: WeaponizingArchitecture · CC BY-SA 4.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Mount Clemens
Mount Clemens has 21 miles of mapped trails, 5.2 for every square mile of land
99% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 126 acres are parks and preserves, 8.1 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Mount Clemens’ land is conserved, about 89 acres.
Ahead of 81% of U.S. towns · #184 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
89 acres · of 4.1 sq mi of land
Trails
21 mi
5.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
126 ac
8.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.9 mi
0.9 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Mount Clemens?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mount Clemens have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mount Clemens is ahead of 81% of U.S. towns, #184 of 701 in Michigan. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mount Clemens’ overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%B−Trails5.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (21 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land8.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (126 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home99% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 81%
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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)Ahead of 74%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A. 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.
Shadyside Park
Park
27 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Cairns Field
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 11 parks & preserves
Shadyside Park27 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
MacArthur Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsClinton River Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsSleepy Hollow Nature Preserve51 acres
Cairns Field6 acres
Olsen Park4 acres
DirectionsLawndale Park2 acres
Wilson Park1 acres
Dorothea Lenore Park1 acres
Clemens Park1 acres
DirectionsGazebo Park1 acres
Who protects it
89 conserved acres
3% of Mount Clemens’ land. Who manages Mount Clemens’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city88 ac
Local Park · 74 acLocal Conservation Area · 15 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behnke Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 50 | Open |
| Oxford Drive Nature Area Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| King Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Olsen Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Gazebo Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Macarthur Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Wilson Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Lawndale Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Jones Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Dorothea-Leonore Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
9 places to go in Mount Clemens
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Mount Clemens
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Mount Clemens
Behnke Dog Park
DirectionsBoat launches in Mount Clemens
Shadyside Park CRWT accessIn Shadyside Park
DirectionsBiking & sports
0.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
10Tennis
8Baseball
2Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Mount Clemens: June, July 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 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 44 | 57 | 69 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 61 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Mount Clemens →
Next door
Mount Clemens and its neighbors
Mount Clemens has the most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Clemens | 3% | 5.2 | 8 | 99% | A− |
| Clinton Township | 5% | 0.3 | 4 | 44% | C+ |
| Harrison Township | 11% | 0.8 | 36 | 65% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Mount Clemens
Where can I hike in Mount Clemens?
The longest trail networks: Shadyside Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mount Clemens 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 Mount Clemens’ trails?
Sleepy Hollow Nature Preserve and Shadyside Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Mount Clemens?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Mount Clemens?
20,453 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mount Clemens or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 126 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Mount Clemens have?
Ahead of 81% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #184 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 Mount Clemens 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 →