Woodard Lake Public Access
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in Ronald Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Ronald Township
2% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2 acres are parks and preserves, 0.8 per 1,000 residents. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Ronald Township.
Ahead of 7% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
178 acres · of 36.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
0.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
2%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 beach · 1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ronald Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ronald Township is ahead of 7% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ronald 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 land0.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13DParks close to home2% 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 7%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Ronald 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 still be D. 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
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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.
Who protects it
178 conserved acres
1% of Ronald Township’s land. Who manages Ronald Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city119 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)54 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service6 ac
State Other or Unknown · 119 acConservation Easement · 60 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 60 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ionia Schools Nature Study Area State Other or Unknown | Town or city | 119 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Ronald Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Ronald Township
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Ronald Township
Woodard Lake Boat LaunchIn Woodard Lake Public Access
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Ronald Township: 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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 44 | 57 | 69 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Ronald Township →
Next door
Ronald Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Ionia Township4.6 miBushnell Township1.8 miOrleans Township1.8 miNorth Plains Township1.1 miRonald Township0.6 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 2% | D |
| North Plains Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 11 | 37% | C− |
| Ionia Township | 5% | 0.1 | 220 | 23% | B− |
| Bushnell Township | 1% | 0.1 | 31 | 10% | C |
| Orleans Township | 6% | 0.1 | 542 | 39% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ronald Township
How much of Ronald 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 Ronald Township’s trails?
Woodard Lake Public Access doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ronald Township?
21,877 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ronald Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ronald Township have?
Ahead of 7% 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 Ronald 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 →