6% of Saline’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 9.2 miles of mapped trail cross Saline, 2.1 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Tefft Park (1.4 mi), Wilderness Park (1.3 mi), Curtiss Park (1.1 mi).
Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns · #32 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
169 acres · of 4.3 sq mi of land
Trails
9.2 mi
2.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
259 ac
29 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.7 mi
2.2 mi lanes · 3.5 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Saline?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Saline is ahead of 94% of U.S. towns, #32 of 701 in Michigan. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, conserved land lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Saline’s overall grade.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A to A+. 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.
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
14.6
15.2
15.0
13.9
12.4
11.0
9.7
9.1
High (°F)
32
35
45
59
70
79
83
81
74
62
48
36
Rain (in)
2.1
1.9
2.3
3.2
3.7
3.5
3.3
3.3
2.9
2.8
2.5
2.0
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Saline →
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Saline
Where can I hike in Saline?
The longest trail networks: Tefft Park, 1.4 miles; Wilderness Park, 1.3 miles; Curtiss Park, 1.1 miles; Peoples Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Saline is conserved land?
6% 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 Saline’s trails?
Tefft Park and Wilderness Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Saline?
5.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.2 of painted or protected lanes, 3.5 of off-road paths and 0.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Saline?
9,408 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Saline or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 259 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Saline have?
Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #32 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 Saline neighbors.
Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0