Escanaba River State Forest - Escanaba Unit
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
519 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Nadeau Township
Nadeau Township has 10 miles of mapped trails, 0.1 for every square mile of land
2% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5 acres are parks and preserves, 4.4 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
8 acres · of 80.8 sq mi of land
Trails
10 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
4.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
2%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Nadeau Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Nadeau Township is ahead of 9% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Nadeau Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land4.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (5 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13CParks close to home2% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 9%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Nadeau 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 still be D. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Adams Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
8 conserved acres
under 1% of Nadeau Township’s land. Who manages Nadeau Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land5 ac
State fish & wildlife3 ac
Conservation Easement · 5 acState Conservation Area · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 5 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Area Carney Fen State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 3 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Nadeau Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Nadeau Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Equestrian
1Basketball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Nadeau Township: May and August
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 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 29 | 40 | 53 | 66 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 70 | 56 | 42 | 30 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Nadeau Township →
Next door
Nadeau Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Spalding Township97 miCedarville Township83 miMeyer Township64 miGourley Township37 miHolmes Township33 miFaithorn Township31 miNadeau Township10 miDaggett Township4.5 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nadeau Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 4 | 2% | D |
| Faithorn Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Holmes Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Daggett Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Gourley Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Spalding Township | 1% | 0.6 | 371 | 26% | B− |
| Meyer Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Cedarville 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 Nadeau Township
How much of Nadeau Township is conserved land?
under 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 Nadeau Township’s trails?
Escanaba River State Forest - Escanaba Unit and Adams Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Nadeau Township?
16,783 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Nadeau Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Nadeau Township have?
Ahead of 9% 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 Nadeau 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 →