Au Sable State Forest - Roscommon Unit
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
3,915 acres46.8 mi of trail
Ogemaw Hills TrailKnochOgemaw Hill TrailSt Helen Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Ogemaw Township
Ogemaw Township has 87 miles of mapped trails, 2.4 for every square mile of land
398 acres are parks and preserves, 353 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Au Sable State Forest - Roscommon Unit (46.8 mi). 3% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
388 acres · of 36.3 sq mi of land
Trails
87 mi
2.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
398 ac
353 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
3%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,299 ft
Pointers Hill
Lakes & rivers
4
What kind of outdoors town is Ogemaw Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ogemaw Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ogemaw Township is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ogemaw Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%C+Trails2.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (87 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land353 acres of park per 1,000 residents (398 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13AParks close to home3% 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 64%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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 Au Sable State Forest - Roscommon Unit, with 46.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Ogemaw Township Park
Managed by Ogemaw Township
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
388 conserved acres
2% of Ogemaw Township’s land. Who manages Ogemaw Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners388 ac
Private Recreation or Education · 388 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitten Bay Girl Scout Council Private Recreation or Education | Private owners | 388 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Ogemaw Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Ogemaw Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Ogemaw Township
Pointers Hill1,299 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
6 named trails and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.7 mi
Ogemaw Hills Trail7.5 mi
Knoch4.6 mi
Canton Trail1.3 mi
Ogemaw Hill Trail1.1 mi
St Helen Trail0.9 mi
Ambrose Lake to Ogemaw Hills Trail0.2 mi
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
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Ogemaw Township: May 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 29 | 40 | 53 | 66 | 76 | 80 | 77 | 70 | 57 | 42 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Ogemaw Township →
Next door
Ogemaw Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Foster Township231 miRichfield Township167 miOgemaw Township87 miWest Branch Township9.9 miEdwards Township5.7 miWest Branch1.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ogemaw Township | 2% | 2.4 | 353 | 3% | B |
| West Branch | under 1% | 0.7 | 16 | 78% | B− |
| West Branch Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Richfield Township | 5% | 2.4 | 596 | 45% | A− |
| Edwards Township | under 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Foster 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 Ogemaw Township
Where can I hike in Ogemaw Township?
The longest trail networks: Au Sable State Forest - Roscommon Unit, 46.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Ogemaw Township is conserved land?
2% 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 Ogemaw Township’s trails?
Au Sable State Forest - Roscommon Unit and Pointer HIll Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ogemaw Township?
23,183 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ogemaw Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 398 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ogemaw Township have?
Ahead of 64% 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 Ogemaw 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 →