New Haven Community Park
Park
4 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in New Haven
Few parks or trails are on the map in New Haven
7 acres are parks and preserves, 1.0 per 1,000 residents. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross New Haven, 0.2 per square mile of land. 39% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns · #642 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
22 acres · of 2.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
7 ac
1.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
39%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does New Haven have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, New Haven is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns, #642 of 701 in Michigan. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of New Haven’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land1.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (7 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13DParks close to home39% 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 20%
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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)Ahead of 8%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in New Haven. 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 C− 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
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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 New Haven Community Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Fountian Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
22 conserved acres
1% of New Haven’s land. Who manages New Haven’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land15 ac
Town or city7 ac
Conservation Easement · 15 acLocal Park · 7 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Downtown New Haven Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in New Haven
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in New Haven
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 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
7Baseball
5Tracks
1Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in New Haven: June, August 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 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 44 | 57 | 69 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 61 | 47 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 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 New Haven →
Questions about parks and trails in New Haven
Where can I hike in New Haven?
The longest trail networks: New Haven Community Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of New Haven 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 New Haven’s trails?
New Haven Community Park and Fountian Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near New Haven?
15,997 acres of parks and open public land lie inside New Haven or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does New Haven have?
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #642 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 Haven 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 →