Ontonagon Township Park
Managed by Ontonagon Township
70 acres0.3 mi of trail
Wilderness Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant) · CC BY-SA 2.5B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Ontonagon
Ontonagon has 129 acres of parks, 95 for every 1,000 residents
4.4 miles of mapped trail cross Ontonagon, 1.2 per square mile of land. 74% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
3 acres · of 3.7 sq mi of land
Trails
4.4 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
129 ac
95 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
74%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Ontonagon?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ontonagon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ontonagon is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ontonagon’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%C−Trails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land95 acres of park per 1,000 residents (129 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13AParks close to home74% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 68%
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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
The longest trail network is Ontonagon Township Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Ontonagon Riverfront Park
Managed by Village of Ontonagon
28 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Webber Park
Managed by Village of Ontonagon
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 8 parks & preserves
Ontonagon Township Park70 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Ontonagon Township
DirectionsOntonagon Riverfront Park28 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Village of Ontonagon
DirectionsWebber Park11 acres · Village of Ontonagon
DirectionsRiver Road RV Park & Campground8 acres
Lakeshore Park6 acres · Village of Ontonagon
DirectionsOttawa National Forest - Ontonagon Ranger District3 acres · United States Forest Service
Tousignant Park3 acres · Village of Ontonagon
DirectionsRose Island Landing1 acres · Village of Ontonagon
Who protects it
3 conserved acres
under 1% of Ontonagon’s land. Who manages Ontonagon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service3 ac
National Forest · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 3 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Ontonagon
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Ontonagon
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Ontonagon
Ontonagon Municipal Ramp Boat LaunchIn Ontonagon Riverfront Park
DirectionsPicnic areas in Ontonagon
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Ontonagon
Ontonagon Township Park CampgroundFee · In Ontonagon Township Park · Ontonagon Township
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Channing and Ontonagon1.7 mi
Wilderness Trail0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Beach volleyball
1Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Ontonagon: May, June 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) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.5 |
| High (°F) | 24 | 27 | 37 | 48 | 61 | 71 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 54 | 40 | 29 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 76 °F). 3.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Ontonagon →
Next door
Ontonagon and its neighbors
Ontonagon has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ontonagon | under 1% | 1.2 | 95 | 74% | B+ |
| Ontonagon Township | 20% | 0.8 | 3,362 | 49% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ontonagon
Where can I hike in Ontonagon?
The longest trail networks: Ontonagon Township Park, 0.3 miles; Ontonagon Riverfront Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Ontonagon 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 Ontonagon’s trails?
Ontonagon Township Park and Ontonagon Riverfront Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Ontonagon?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Ontonagon?
20,919 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ontonagon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 133 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ontonagon have?
Ahead of 68% 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 Ontonagon 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 →