Lake Superior State Forest - Sault Ste. Marie Unit
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
7,158 acres18.5 mi of trail
Mackinac Trail Spur
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Lipsett Hardware Building · Photo: rossograph · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Pickford Township
Pickford Township has 9,062 acres of parks, 5,413 for every 1,000 residents
17% of Pickford Township’s land is conserved, about 11,805 acres. The biggest trail networks: Lake Superior State Forest - Sault Ste. Marie Unit (18.5 mi). 18% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
17%
11,805 acres · of 108.3 sq mi of land
Trails
33 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
9,062 ac
5,413 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
18%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Pickford Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Pickford Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pickford Township is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pickford Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land17% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (33 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land5,413 acres of park per 1,000 residents (9,062 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home18% 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 72%
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Water is 9% of Pickford Township’s area (11 of 120 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 16%.
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 Lake Superior State Forest - Sault Ste. Marie Unit, with 18.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Munuscong Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
9,509 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Pickford Township Park
Park
19 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Pickford Community Park
Park
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
11,805 conserved acres
17% of Pickford Township’s land. Water is left out: Pickford Township has 108.3 square miles of land and 11.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Pickford Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife9,946 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)1,573 ac
Private owners168 ac
Other state land59 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service48 ac
State natural resources9 ac
Town or city3 ac
State Conservation Area · 9,955 acConservation Easement · 1,680 acPrivate Park · 168 acLocal Park · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,680 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Munuscong State Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 9,955 | Open |
| Munuscong Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 168 | Restricted |
| Gough Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Pickford Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Pickford Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Pickford Township
Munuscong River Sfcg Boat LaunchIn Munuscong Wildlife Management Area
DirectionsCampgrounds in Pickford Township
Munuscong River State Forest CampgroundIn Munuscong Wildlife Management Area
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 9.7 mi
Mackinac Trail Spur2.3 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
2Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Lipsett Hardware BuildingBuilding · listed 2013
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Pickford Township: May to July
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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 24 | 27 | 36 | 49 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Pickford Township →
Next door
Pickford Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Kinross Township102 miClark Township59 miRaber Township59 miMarquette Township58 miPickford Township33 miSoo Township21 miBruce Township8.8 miRudyard Township4.7 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickford Township | 17% | 0.3 | 5,413 | 18% | B+ |
| Bruce Township | 10% | 0.1 | 2,190 | 6% | B |
| Raber Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Kinross Township | 47% | 0.9 | 6 | 3% | B |
| Marquette Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Rudyard Township | 17% | 0.1 | 105 | 27% | B |
| Clark Township | 9% | 0.7 | 2,249 | 34% | A− |
| Soo Township | 3% | 0.4 | 167 | 8% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pickford Township
Where can I hike in Pickford Township?
The longest trail networks: Lake Superior State Forest - Sault Ste. Marie Unit, 18.5 miles; Munuscong Wildlife Management Area, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Pickford Township is conserved land?
17% 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 Pickford Township’s trails?
Lake Superior State Forest - Sault Ste. Marie Unit and Munuscong Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Pickford Township?
48,983 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pickford Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9,062 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pickford Township have?
Ahead of 72% 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 Pickford 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 →