Riga Park
Park
8 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Riga Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Riga Township
0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Riga Township. 13% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 8 acres are parks and preserves, 7.7 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
73 acres · of 40.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
7.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
13%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Riga Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Riga Township is ahead of 12% 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 Riga Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land7.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (8 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home13% 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 12%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Riga 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
The longest trail network is Riga Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
73 conserved acres
under 1% of Riga Township’s land. Who manages Riga Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land73 ac
Agricultural Easement · 73 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 73 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
Things to do
1 places to go in Riga Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Riga Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
2Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Riga 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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 46 | 60 | 71 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 3.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Riga Township →
Next door
Riga Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Whiteford Township16 miRichfield Township9.7 miDeerfield Township3.2 miBlissfield Township0.8 miRiga Township0.6 miBlissfield0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riga Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 8 | 13% | D |
| Blissfield Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Whiteford Township | 4% | 0.4 | 47 | 25% | B− |
| Blissfield | 2% | 0.1 | 10 | 67% | C+ |
| Deerfield Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 28 | 50% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Riga Township
Where can I hike in Riga Township?
The longest trail networks: Riga Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Riga 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 Riga Township’s trails?
Riga Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Riga Township?
6,598 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Riga Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Riga Township have?
Ahead of 12% 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 Riga 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 →