Heritage Park
Park
410 acres17.8 mi of trail
Red LoopOrange LoopYellow LoopGreen Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Jackson Branch Bridge No. 15 · Photo: Notorious4life (Transferred by rohith_goura/Originally uploaded by Notorious4life) · Public domainB+Outdoors
Outdoors in Raisin Township
Raisin Township has 1,282 acres of parks, 161 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Heritage Park (17.8 mi), Ives Road Fen Preserve (5.2 mi). 27 miles of mapped trail cross Raisin Township, 0.7 per square mile of land. 6% of Raisin Township’s land is conserved, about 1,316 acres.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns · #273 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
1,316 acres · of 36.2 sq mi of land
Trails
27 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,282 ac
161 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
30%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.1 mi
5.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Raisin Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Raisin Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Raisin Township is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns, #273 of 701 in Michigan. 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 Raisin Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (27 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land161 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,282 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13AParks close to home30% 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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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)Ahead of 61%
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 Heritage Park, with 17.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Ives Road Fen Preserve
Nature preserve
714 acres5.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
McCulley-Bastian Nature Sanctuary
Managed by Michigan Nature Association
73 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
1,316 conserved acres
6% of Raisin Township’s land. Who manages Raisin Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits782 ac
Town or city428 ac
Private owners107 ac
Other state land1 ac
Private Conservation · 782 acLocal Park · 388 acPrivate Park · 107 acLocal Recreation Area · 40 acConservation Easement · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ives Road Fen Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 713 | Open |
| Heritage Park Local Park | Town or city | 388 | Open |
| Raisin Valley Golf Club Private Park | Private owners | 107 | Restricted |
| McCulley-Bastian Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 69 | Open |
| Mitchell Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 40 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Raisin Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Raisin Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
9 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Horses · 0.5 mi
Red Loop2.4 mi
Orange Loop2.1 mi
Yellow Loop1.8 mi
Green Trail1.2 mi
Horse Track0.5 mi
OrangeLoop0.4 mi
Blue Trail0.3 mi
Orange Extension0.1 mi
Green/Yellow Access0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
5.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
14Soccer
13Baseball
2Tennis
1Basketball
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).
Jackson Branch Bridge No. 15Structure · listed 2001
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Raisin 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 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 46 | 59 | 71 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 62 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 3.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Raisin Township →
Next door
Raisin Township and its neighbors
Raisin Township has the most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Raisin Township27 miTecumseh4.6 miPalmyra Township1.0 miTecumseh Township0.7 miRidgeway Township0.5 miAdrian Township0.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raisin Township | 6% | 0.7 | 161 | 30% | B+ |
| Tecumseh | 6% | 0.8 | 33 | 85% | A− |
| Palmyra Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Adrian Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 14 | 10% | C− |
| Ridgeway Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 8 | 41% | D |
| Tecumseh Township | 2% | 0.1 | 2 | 34% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Raisin Township
Where can I hike in Raisin Township?
The longest trail networks: Heritage Park, 17.8 miles; Ives Road Fen Preserve, 5.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Raisin Township is conserved land?
6% 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 Raisin Township’s trails?
Heritage Park and Ives Road Fen Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Raisin Township?
5.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Raisin Township?
3,697 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Raisin Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,282 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Raisin Township have?
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #273 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 Raisin 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 →