Nature Creek Park
Managed by City of New Baltimore
33 acres1.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Lrgjr72 · CC BY-SA 4.0A+Outdoors
Outdoors in New Baltimore
18% of New Baltimore’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 8.2 miles of mapped trail cross New Baltimore, 1.8 per square mile of land. 18% of New Baltimore’s land is conserved, about 528 acres.
Ahead of 97% of U.S. towns · #12 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
18%
528 acres · of 4.6 sq mi of land
Trails
8.2 mi
1.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
403 ac
33 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.5 mi
1.5 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is New Baltimore?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does New Baltimore have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, New Baltimore is ahead of 97% of U.S. towns, #12 of 701 in Michigan. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of New Baltimore’s overall grade.
Conserved land18% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4APark land33 acres of park per 1,000 residents (403 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 97%
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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)Ahead of 98%
Water is 32% of New Baltimore’s area (2 of 7 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 12%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A 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
The longest trail network is Nature Creek Park, with 1.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Festival Park
Managed by City of New Baltimore
27 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Maynard Memorial Park
Managed by City of New Baltimore
21 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Anchor Bay Woods Preserve
Managed by City of New Baltimore;Six Rivers Land Conservancy
155 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 11 parks & preserves
Nature Creek Park33 acres · 1.3 mi of trail · City of New Baltimore
Festival Park27 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · City of New Baltimore
DirectionsMaynard Memorial Park21 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · City of New Baltimore
DirectionsAnchor Bay Woods Preserve155 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of New Baltimore;Six Rivers Land Conservancy
DirectionsDr. James F. Gerritts Memorial Sanctuary5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Thumb Land Conservancy
Walter and Mary Burke Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsHuntley Park13 acres · Macomb County
Orchard Lake Park Access6 acres · Macomb County
Deerfield Park6 acres · City of New Baltimore
Abandoned Baseball Field4 acres
Ruedisale Point Park1 acres
Who protects it
528 conserved acres
18% of New Baltimore’s land. Water is left out: New Baltimore has 4.6 square miles of land and 2.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages New Baltimore’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city319 ac
Private owners118 ac
Other state land112 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits5 ac
Local Park · 319 acPrivate Park · 118 acConservation Easement · 112 acPrivate Conservation · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 86 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Street Woods Park - Proposed Local Park | Town or city | 185 | Open |
| Cedar Glen Golf Club Private Park | Private owners | 118 | Restricted |
| Homestead Wetland Park Local Park | Town or city | 71 | Open |
| Festival Park Local Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Maynard Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| County Line Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Gerrits Sanctuary Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 5 | Closed |
| Walter & Mary Burke Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Reginald Brady Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Ruedisale Point Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
9 places to go in New Baltimore
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in New Baltimore
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in New Baltimore
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
1.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
11Baseball
4Soccer
4Tracks
1Skate park
1Basketball
1Football
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in New Baltimore: June 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) | 9.4 | 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 | 34 | 43 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 47 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in New Baltimore →
Next door
New Baltimore and its neighbors
New Baltimore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Baltimore | 18% | 1.8 | 33 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Ira Township | 3% | 0.1 | 70 | 33% | B− |
| Chesterfield Township | 6% | 0.1 | 16 | 51% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in New Baltimore
Where can I hike in New Baltimore?
The longest trail networks: Nature Creek Park, 1.3 miles; Festival Park, 0.8 miles; Maynard Memorial Park, 0.7 miles; Anchor Bay Woods Preserve, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of New Baltimore is conserved land?
18% 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 New Baltimore’s trails?
Nature Creek Park and Festival Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in New Baltimore?
1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near New Baltimore?
33,880 acres of parks and open public land lie inside New Baltimore or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 403 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does New Baltimore have?
Ahead of 97% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #12 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 New Baltimore 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 →