Coldwater Lake Public Access
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in Ovid Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Ovid Township
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Ovid Township. 16% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 2.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
322 acres · of 33.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
2.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
16%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
9
4 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ovid Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ovid Township is ahead of 11% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ovid Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land2.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (6 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home16% 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 11%
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Water is 8% of Ovid Township’s area (3 of 36 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Ovid 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 range from D 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
MDNR Boating Access Site
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Lake of the Woods Public Access
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
322 conserved acres
2% of Ovid Township’s land. Water is left out: Ovid Township has 33.2 square miles of land and 3.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Ovid Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)190 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service88 ac
Private owners43 ac
Other state land1 ac
Conservation Easement · 280 acPrivate Park · 43 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 280 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iyopawa Island Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 37 | Restricted |
| Blackberry Patch Golf Club Private Park | Private owners | 5 | Restricted |
Things to do
6 places to go in Ovid Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Ovid Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Ovid Township
Coldwater Lake Boat Launch
DirectionsLake of the Woods Boat LaunchIn Lake of the Woods Public Access
DirectionsPlus 2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Ovid Township
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Trails & water
9 lakes & rivers
When to get out
The best walking months in Ovid Township: 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 35 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 74 | 61 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Ovid Township →
Next door
Ovid Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ovid Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 2 | 16% | D |
| Coldwater Township | 1% | 0.1 | 15 | 19% | C− |
| Algansee Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 10% | D− |
| Kinderhook Township | 4% | 0.1 | 339 | 47% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ovid Township
How much of Ovid 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 Ovid Township’s trails?
Coldwater Lake Public Access and MDNR Boating Access Site don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ovid Township?
4,835 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ovid Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ovid Township have?
Ahead of 11% 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 Ovid 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 →