Bates Scout Park
Managed by City of Laingsburg
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Sciota Township
Sciota Township has 151 acres of parks, 95 for every 1,000 residents
13% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Sciota Township’s land is conserved, about 211 acres.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
211 acres · of 25.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
151 ac
95 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
13%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Sciota Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sciota Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sciota Township is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sciota 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 (0 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land95 acres of park per 1,000 residents (151 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13AParks 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 26%
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Water is 6% of Sciota Township’s area (2 of 27 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Sciota 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
211 conserved acres
1% of Sciota Township’s land. Water is left out: Sciota Township has 25.2 square miles of land and 1.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Sciota Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners138 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)73 ac
Private Park · 138 acConservation 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.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Looking Glass Sports Club Private Park | Private owners | 76 | Open |
| Lansing Muzzle Load Club Private Park | Private owners | 62 | Open |
Trails & water
3 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
5Baseball
2Football
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Sciota 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 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 44 | 57 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 47 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Sciota Township →
Next door
Sciota Township and its neighbors
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Victor Township17 miWoodhull Township8.7 miSciota Township0.0 miLaingsburg0.0 miBennington Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sciota Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 95 | 13% | C |
| Laingsburg | 12% | under 0.1 | 33 | 94% | B |
| Bennington Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 1% | D |
| Woodhull Township | 10% | 0.3 | 388 | 36% | B+ |
| Victor Township | 8% | 0.5 | 509 | 42% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sciota Township
How much of Sciota 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 Sciota Township’s trails?
Bates Scout Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Sciota Township?
11,341 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sciota Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 151 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sciota Township have?
Ahead of 26% 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 Sciota 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 →