Langston State Game Area
Managed by Michigan DNR - Wildlife Division
3,222 acres5.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Pine Township
Pine Township has 3,260 acres of parks, 1,580 for every 1,000 residents
14% of Pine Township’s land is conserved, about 3,229 acres. The biggest trail networks: Langston State Game Area (5.6 mi). 34% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
14%
3,229 acres · of 35.0 sq mi of land
Trails
10 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
3,260 ac
1,580 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
34%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
17
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Pine Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Pine Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pine Township is ahead of 74% 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 Pine Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land14% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land1,580 acres of park per 1,000 residents (3,260 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home34% 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 74%
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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 Langston State Game Area, with 5.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Farnsworth Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Rainbow Lake Public Access
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
3,229 conserved acres
14% of Pine Township’s land. Who manages Pine Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife3,229 ac
State Conservation Area · 3,229 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Langston State Game Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 3,229 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Pine Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Pine Township
Rainbow Lake Boat Launch
DirectionsTrails & water
17 lakes & rivers
When to get out
The best walking months in Pine Township: July and 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 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 32 | 43 | 56 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 59 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Pine Township →
Next door
Pine Township and its neighbors
Pine Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Pine Township10 miDouglass Township3.6 miMontcalm Township1.9 miCato Township1.6 miMaple Valley Township0.7 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Township | 14% | 0.3 | 1,580 | 34% | B+ |
| Douglass Township | 1% | 0.1 | 9 | 15% | C− |
| Cato Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 17 | 42% | C− |
| Maple Valley Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 7 | 24% | D |
| Montcalm Township | 4% | 0.1 | 186 | 31% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pine Township
Where can I hike in Pine Township?
The longest trail networks: Langston State Game Area, 5.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Pine Township is conserved land?
14% 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 Pine Township’s trails?
Langston State Game Area and Farnsworth Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Pine Township?
11,866 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pine Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,260 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pine Township have?
Ahead of 74% 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 Pine 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 →