Manistee National Forest - Cadillac Ranger District
Managed by United States Forest Service
9,213 acres25.4 mi of trail
Forest Road 5679Forest Road 5499Forest Road 7657Forest Road 5303+1
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Selma Township
42% of Selma Township’s land is conserved: 9,306 acres
30 miles of mapped trail cross Selma Township, 0.9 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Manistee National Forest - Cadillac Ranger District (25.4 mi). 2 acres are parks and preserves, 0.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
42%
9,306 acres · of 34.3 sq mi of land
Trails
30 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
0.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
10%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
4
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Selma Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Selma Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Selma Township is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Selma Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land42% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (30 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land0.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13DParks close to home10% 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 50%
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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
The longest trail network is Manistee National Forest - Cadillac Ranger District, with 25.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
9,306 conserved acres
42% of Selma Township’s land. Who manages Selma Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service9,229 ac
Private owners77 ac
National Forest · 9,229 acPrivate Park · 77 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manistee National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 9,229 | Open |
| Bunker Hill Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 77 | Restricted |
Things to do
1 places to go in Selma Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Selma Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
14 named trails and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 10.5 mi
Forest Road 56791.4 mi
Forest Road 54990.8 mi
Forest Road 76570.6 mi
Forest Road 53030.5 mi
Forest Road 76560.5 mi
Forest Road 76520.4 mi
Forest Road 76320.4 mi
Forest Road 76550.4 mi
Forest Road 76510.3 mi
Forest Road 55030.3 mi
4 more trails
Forest Road 7631
0.3 miForest Road 7634
0.3 miForest Road 7633
0.2 miForest Road 7636
0.1 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Selma Township: May 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 30 | 40 | 53 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 77 | 70 | 56 | 42 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Selma Township →
Next door
Selma Township and its neighbors
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Haring Township87 miBoon Township62 miSelma Township30 miCherry Grove Township29 miColfax Township23 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selma Township | 42% | 0.9 | 1 | 10% | B− |
| Boon Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Colfax Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Haring Township | 25% | 2.7 | 1,460 | 61% | A+ |
| Cherry Grove Township | 41% | 0.9 | 267 | 12% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Selma Township
Where can I hike in Selma Township?
The longest trail networks: Manistee National Forest - Cadillac Ranger District, 25.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Selma Township is conserved land?
42% 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 Selma Township’s trails?
Manistee National Forest - Cadillac Ranger District and William Mitchell State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Selma Township?
131,784 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Selma Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9,294 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Selma Township have?
Ahead of 50% 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 Selma 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 →