Sleepy Hollow State Park
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
950 acres18.3 mi of trail
Horse TrailHike/Bike TrailHike/Bike/Horse Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Ovid Township
Ovid Township has 1,057 acres of parks, 396 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Sleepy Hollow State Park (18.3 mi), Kindel Natural Area (0.6 mi). 13% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 19 miles of mapped trail cross Ovid Township, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
1,045 acres · of 34.9 sq mi of land
Trails
19 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,057 ac
396 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
13%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.2 mi
5.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
2 beaches
What kind of outdoors town is Ovid Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
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 64% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident 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 Ovid Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (19 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land396 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,057 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13AParks close to home13% 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 64%
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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 Sleepy Hollow State Park, with 18.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Kindel Natural Area
Managed by Mid-Michigan Land Conservancy
91 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Gumaer Memorial Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,045 conserved acres
5% of Ovid Township’s land. Who manages Ovid Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources950 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)84 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service9 ac
Town or city2 ac
State Park · 950 acConservation Easement · 93 acLocal Park · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 93 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleepy Hollow State Park State Park | State natural resources | 950 | Open |
| Gumaer Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
9 places to go in Ovid Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Ovid Township
Sleepy Hollow Dog BeachIn Sleepy Hollow State Park
DirectionsSleepy Hollow State Park BeachIn Sleepy Hollow State Park
DirectionsSwimming spots in Ovid Township
1 swimming spot without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Ovid Township
2 playgrounds 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.
Campgrounds in Ovid Township
Walk In Rustic CIn Sleepy Hollow State Park
DirectionsWalk In Rustic DIn Sleepy Hollow State Park
DirectionsWalk In Rustic EIn Sleepy Hollow State Park
DirectionsTrails & water
3 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 8.3 miHorses · 9.7 miUnpaved · 7.9 mi
Horse Trail8.2 mi
Hike/Bike Trail6.9 mi
Hike/Bike/Horse Trail1.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
5.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.2 mi
off-road bike paths
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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 44 | 57 | 69 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 47 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Ovid Township →
Next door
Ovid Township and its neighbors
Ovid Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ovid Township | 5% | 0.5 | 396 | 13% | B |
| Ovid | 3% | under 0.1 | 27 | 99%+ | B |
| Victor Township | 8% | 0.5 | 509 | 42% | A− |
| Duplain Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 34 | 23% | C− |
| Bingham Township | 4% | under 0.1 | 1 | 11% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ovid Township
Where can I hike in Ovid Township?
The longest trail networks: Sleepy Hollow State Park, 18.3 miles; Kindel Natural Area, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Ovid Township is conserved land?
5% 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?
Sleepy Hollow State Park and Kindel Natural Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Ovid Township?
5.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Ovid Township?
11,243 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ovid Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,057 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ovid 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 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 →