Westerburg Park
Park
54 acres0.5 mi of trail
Westerburg Memorial Park River Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Reed City
Reed City has 81 acres of parks, 32 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Westerburg Park (0.5 mi). 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Reed City, 0.6 per square mile of land. 55% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns · #476 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 2.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
81 ac
32 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
55%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.3 mi
4.3 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Reed City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Reed City is ahead of 45% of U.S. towns, #476 of 701 in Michigan. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Reed City’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land32 acres of park per 1,000 residents (81 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home55% 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 45%
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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)Ahead of 32%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B+. 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 Westerburg Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Rambadt Memorial Park
Managed by City of Reed City
23 acres0.3 mi of trail
Rambadt Park Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Linear Park
Managed by City of Reed City
4 acres0.3 mi of trail
Rambadt Park Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Things to do
6 places to go in Reed City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Reed City
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Scenic views in Reed City
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Picnic areas in Reed City
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Reed City
Rambadt Park CampgroundIn Rambadt Memorial Park
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.1 mi
Rambadt Park Trail0.6 mi
Westerburg Memorial Park River Trail0.5 mi
Biking & sports
4.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
6Baseball
2Football
2Softball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Reed City: 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 31 | 42 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 58 | 44 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.9 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Reed City →
Questions about parks and trails in Reed City
Where can I hike in Reed City?
The longest trail networks: Westerburg Park, 0.5 miles; Rambadt Memorial Park, 0.3 miles; Linear Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Reed City is conserved land?
under 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 Reed City’s trails?
Westerburg Park and Rambadt Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Reed City?
4.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Reed City?
32,155 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Reed City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 81 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Reed City have?
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #476 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 Reed City 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 →