Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac Unit
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
719 acres2.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Richland Township
Richland Township has 735 acres of parks, 413 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac Unit (2.6 mi). 23% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 9.4 miles of mapped trail cross Richland Township, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
720 acres · of 35.5 sq mi of land
Trails
9.4 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
735 ac
413 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
23%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Richland Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Richland Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Richland Township is ahead of 55% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Richland Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (9 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land413 acres of park per 1,000 residents (735 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13AParks close to home23% 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 55%
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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 Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac Unit, with 2.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Richland Township Park
Managed by Richland Township
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
720 conserved acres
3% of Richland Township’s land. Who manages Richland Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources720 ac
State Conservation Area · 720 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac State Forest Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 720 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Richland Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Richland Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Richland Township
1 peak without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
6Baseball
1Equestrian
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Richland Township: May 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 30 | 41 | 54 | 67 | 77 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 57 | 43 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.7 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Richland Township →
Next door
Richland Township and its neighbors
Richland Township has the second most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Lake Township25 miRichland Township9.4 miClam Lake Township6.7 miHighland Township5.5 miRiverside Township4.5 miSherman Township3.4 miMcBain0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richland Township | 3% | 0.3 | 413 | 23% | B |
| Clam Lake Township | 9% | 0.2 | 556 | 24% | B |
| McBain | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lake Township | 11% | 0.8 | 746 | 49% | A |
| Riverside Township | 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 7% | D |
| Sherman Township | 3% | 0.1 | 442 | 16% | B− |
| Highland Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Richland Township
Where can I hike in Richland Township?
The longest trail networks: Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac Unit, 2.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Richland Township 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 Richland Township’s trails?
Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac Unit and Richland Township Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Richland Township?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Richland Township?
35,403 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Richland Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 735 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Richland Township have?
Ahead of 55% 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 Richland 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 →