Photo: Andrew Jameson · CC BY-SA 3.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Pleasant Ridge
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Pleasant Ridge, 0.9 per square mile of land. 17 acres are parks and preserves, 6.7 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns · #250 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Pleasant Ridge?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Pleasant Ridge have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pleasant Ridge is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns, #250 of 701 in Michigan. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Woodward Greenbelt Parks
Memorial Park
All 5 parks & preserves
12 conserved acres
3% of Pleasant Ridge’s land. Who manages Pleasant Ridge’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbelt Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Ridge Road Community Center and Moberly Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Stevenson Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Pleasant Ridge Dog Run Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Gainsboro Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Victory Park and Flynn Field Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Triangle Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
5 places to go in Pleasant Ridge
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1.0 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Pleasant Ridge: June, August 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) | 9.4 | 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 | 45 | 58 | 70 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 62 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 3.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Pleasant Ridge →
Pleasant Ridge and its neighbors
Pleasant Ridge has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Ridge | 3% | 0.9 | 7 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Ferndale | 4% | 0.2 | 5 | 99%+ | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pleasant Ridge
Where can I hike in Pleasant Ridge?
The longest trail networks: Community Center Park, 0.1 miles; Woodward Greenbelt Parks, 0.2 miles; Memorial Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Pleasant Ridge is conserved land?
3% 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 Pleasant Ridge’s trails?
Gainsboro Park and Community Center Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Pleasant Ridge?
1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of painted or protected lanes, 0.6 of off-road paths and 0.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Pleasant Ridge?
8,185 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pleasant Ridge or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Pleasant Ridge have?
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #250 of 701 in Michigan. 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 Pleasant Ridge 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 →