Church Park
Managed by Church
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Pinckney
Pinckney has 10 acres of parks, 5.2 for every 1,000 residents
90% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Pinckney’s land is conserved, about 10 acres. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Pinckney, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
10 acres · of 1.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
5.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
90%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.3 mi
1.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Pinckney?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Pinckney have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pinckney is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pinckney’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land5.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (10 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13CParks close to home90% 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 36%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− 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.
Mike Levine Lakelands Trail State Park
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Town Square Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
10 conserved acres
1% of Pinckney’s land. Who manages Pinckney’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources9 ac
Town or city2 ac
State Conservation Area · 9 acLocal Park · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| MNRTF Parcel 28 State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 9 | Restricted |
| Town Square Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Pinckney
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Pinckney
Pinckney Community PlaygroundIn Town Square Park
DirectionsPlus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Pinckney: 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) | 31 | 34 | 45 | 58 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 74 | 61 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Pinckney →
Questions about parks and trails in Pinckney
How much of Pinckney is conserved land?
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 Pinckney’s trails?
Church Park and Mike Levine Lakelands Trail State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Pinckney?
1.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Pinckney?
36,457 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pinckney or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pinckney have?
Ahead of 36% 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 Pinckney 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 →