McKinney Park
Managed by Village of Britton
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Ridgeway Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Ridgeway Township
0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Ridgeway Township. 41% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 13 acres are parks and preserves, 7.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 28.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
13 ac
7.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
41%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ridgeway Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ridgeway 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 Ridgeway Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land7.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (13 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home41% 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 13%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Ridgeway 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Britton Village Park
Managed by Village of Britton
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Things to do
2 places to go in Ridgeway Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Ridgeway Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
6Baseball
2Football
2Beach volleyball
2Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Ridgeway Township: April, 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 | 14.5 | 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 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 3.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Ridgeway Township →
Next door
Ridgeway Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Raisin Township27 miDeerfield Township3.2 miDundee Township1.1 miBlissfield Township0.8 miRidgeway Township0.5 miMacon Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeway Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 8 | 41% | D |
| Raisin Township | 6% | 0.7 | 161 | 30% | B+ |
| Macon Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 7 | 3% | D |
| Deerfield Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 28 | 50% | C |
| Blissfield Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Dundee Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 20 | 58% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ridgeway Township
How much of Ridgeway Township 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 Ridgeway Township’s trails?
McKinney Park and Britton Village Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ridgeway Township?
3,424 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ridgeway Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ridgeway 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 Ridgeway 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 →