Henderson Park
Managed by Shiawassee County
27 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
COutdoors
Outdoors in Rush Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Rush Township
41 acres are parks and preserves, 33 per 1,000 residents. 14% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Rush Township.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
712 acres · of 34.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.6 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
41 ac
33 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
14%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Rush Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rush Township is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Rush Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land33 acres of park per 1,000 residents (41 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home14% 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 34%
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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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
712 conserved acres
3% of Rush Township’s land. Who manages Rush Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners348 ac
Other state land325 ac
County39 ac
Conservation Easement · 325 acPrivate Park · 184 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 164 acLocal Park · 39 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 325 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owosso Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 184 | Restricted |
| Utility Corridor Private Other or Unknown | Private owners | 164 | Open |
| Henderson Park Local Park | County | 39 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Rush Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Rush Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Rush Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
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
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Rush Township: July 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 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 44 | 57 | 69 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 74 | 60 | 47 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Rush Township →
Next door
Rush Township and its neighbors
Rush Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush Township | 3% | under 0.1 | 33 | 14% | C |
| Owosso Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 62 | 52% | C+ |
| New Haven Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 22 | under 1% | D |
| Brady Township | 2% | 0.1 | under 1 | 1% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Rush Township
How much of Rush 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 Rush Township’s trails?
Henderson Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Rush Township?
12,871 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rush Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 41 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Rush Township have?
Ahead of 34% 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 Rush 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 →