6% of Parchment’s land is conserved: 34 acres
1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Parchment, 1.7 per square mile of land. 93% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Kindleberger Park (1.3 mi).
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Parchment?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Parchment have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Parchment is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Kindleberger Park, with 1.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
34 conserved acres
6% of Parchment’s land. Who manages Parchment’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindleberger Park Local Park | Town or city | 34 | Open |
4 places to go in Parchment
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Parchment: April 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 46 | 59 | 71 | 80 | 84 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Parchment →
Parchment and its neighbors
Parchment has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parchment | 6% | 1.7 | 17 | 93% | A |
| Kalamazoo Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 82% | C− |
| Kalamazoo | 9% | 0.9 | 18 | 95% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Parchment
Where can I hike in Parchment?
The longest trail networks: Kindleberger Park, 1.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Parchment is conserved land?
6% 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 Parchment’s trails?
Kindleberger Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Parchment?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Parchment?
8,492 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Parchment or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 35 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Parchment have?
Ahead of 86% 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 Parchment neighbors.
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 →