Brandt Woods
Managed by Calhoun Conservation District
95 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Sheridan Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Sheridan Township
26% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 16 acres are parks and preserves, 7.4 per 1,000 residents. 4.0 miles of mapped trail cross Sheridan Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
146 acres · of 31.3 sq mi of land
Trails
4.0 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
16 ac
7.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
26%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
6
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sheridan Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sheridan Township is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sheridan Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land7.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (16 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home26% 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 20%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Sheridan 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 C− 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.
Winnipeg Lake Public Access
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
146 conserved acres
1% of Sheridan Township’s land. Who manages Sheridan Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners146 ac
Private Park · 146 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomac Woods Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 135 | Restricted |
| Burton Maddock Park Private Park | Private owners | 11 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Sheridan Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Sheridan Township
Winnipeg Lake Boat LaunchIn Winnipeg Lake Public Access
DirectionsTrails & water
6 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Sheridan 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 45 | 58 | 70 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Sheridan Township →
Next door
Sheridan Township and its neighbors
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Albion Township18 miParma Township5.4 miSheridan Township4.0 miAlbion2.1 miClarence Township1.6 miMarengo Township0.8 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheridan Township | 1% | 0.1 | 7 | 26% | C− |
| Albion | 5% | 0.5 | 21 | 98% | A− |
| Marengo Township | 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 6% | D |
| Albion Township | 4% | 0.5 | 216 | 9% | B |
| Clarence Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 5% | D |
| Parma Township | 2% | 0.1 | under 1 | 9% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sheridan Township
How much of Sheridan 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 Sheridan Township’s trails?
Brandt Woods and Winnipeg Lake Public Access don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Sheridan Township?
2,480 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sheridan Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sheridan Township have?
Ahead of 20% 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 Sheridan 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 →