Trillium Trail Nature Sanctuary
Managed by Michigan Nature Association
21 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Riley Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Riley Township
8% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Riley Township. 29 acres are parks and preserves, 9.0 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns · #666 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
227 acres · of 38.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
29 ac
9.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
8%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Riley Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Riley Township is ahead of 14% of U.S. towns, #666 of 701 in Michigan. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Riley Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land9.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (29 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home8% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 14%
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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)Ahead of 5%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Riley 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Riley Township Park
Park
7 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
227 conserved acres
1% of Riley Township’s land. Who manages Riley Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners206 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits21 ac
Private Park · 206 acPrivate Conservation · 21 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belle River Private Park | Private owners | 206 | Restricted |
| Trillium Trail Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 21 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Riley Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Riley Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
1Soccer
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Riley Township: June 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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 43 | 56 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Riley Township →
Next door
Riley Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 9 | 8% | D |
| Wales Township | 5% | 0.1 | 310 | 20% | B− |
| Berlin Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 20 | 15% | C− |
| Memphis | 2% | under 0.1 | 24 | 99%+ | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Riley Township
Where can I hike in Riley Township?
The longest trail networks: Riley Township Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Riley Township is conserved land?
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 Riley Township’s trails?
Trillium Trail Nature Sanctuary and Riley Township Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Riley Township?
9,042 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Riley Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 29 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Riley Township have?
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #666 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 Riley 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 →