Flowerfield Creek Nature Sanctuary
Managed by Michigan Nature Association
22 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Fanckboner-Nichols Farmstead · Photo: rossograph · CC BY-SA 4.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Prairie Ronde Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Prairie Ronde Township
5% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Prairie Ronde Township. 23 acres are parks and preserves, 10 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
173 acres · of 35.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
23 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
5%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.6 mi
3.1 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
3
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Prairie Ronde Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Prairie Ronde Township is ahead of 13% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Prairie Ronde Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (23 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home5% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 13%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Prairie Ronde Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D 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
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
173 conserved acres
1% of Prairie Ronde Township’s land. Who manages Prairie Ronde Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners150 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits21 ac
Other state land3 ac
Private Park · 150 acPrivate Conservation · 21 acConservation Easement · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olde Mill Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 150 | Restricted |
| Flowerfield Creek Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 21 | Open |
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
4.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.5 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Fanckboner-Nichols FarmsteadBuilding · listed 2007
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Prairie Ronde Township: 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 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 35 | 46 | 59 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 48 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Prairie Ronde Township →
Next door
Prairie Ronde Township and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Ronde Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 10 | 5% | D |
| Texas Township | under 1% | 0.8 | 55 | 38% | B− |
| Schoolcraft Township | 6% | 0.2 | 92 | 47% | B |
| Porter Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 113 | 22% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Prairie Ronde Township
How much of Prairie Ronde Township 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 Prairie Ronde Township’s trails?
Flowerfield Creek Nature Sanctuary doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Prairie Ronde Township?
4.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.1 of painted or protected lanes and 1.5 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Prairie Ronde Township?
10,286 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Prairie Ronde Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 23 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Prairie Ronde Township have?
Ahead of 13% 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 Prairie Ronde 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 →