Manistee National Forest - Baldwin Ranger District
Managed by United States Forest Service
3,440 acres5 mi of trail
Burley
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
COutdoors
Outdoors in Sheridan Township
16% of Sheridan Township’s land is conserved: 3,604 acres
The biggest trail networks: Manistee National Forest - Baldwin Ranger District (5 mi). 13 miles of mapped trail cross Sheridan Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
16%
3,604 acres · of 34.3 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
12
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Sheridan Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
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 29% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sheridan Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land16% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (13 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% 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 29%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D 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
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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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The longest trail network is Manistee National Forest - Baldwin Ranger District, with 5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Manistee National Forest - Manistee Ranger District
Managed by United States Forest Service
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
3,604 conserved acres
16% of Sheridan Township’s land. Who manages Sheridan Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service3,449 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)158 ac
National Forest · 3,449 acConservation Easement · 158 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 155 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manistee National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 3,449 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Sheridan Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Sheridan Township
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 12 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 7.4 mi
Burley1.4 mi
When to get out
The best walking months in Sheridan 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 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 32 | 42 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 58 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Sheridan Township →
Next door
Sheridan Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Sauble Township69 miMeade Township61 miBranch Township37 miSheridan Township13 miSherman Township1.5 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheridan Township | 16% | 0.4 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
| Sherman Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 1 | 1% | D |
| Meade Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Sauble Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Branch Township | 35% | 1.0 | under 1 | under 1% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sheridan Township
Where can I hike in Sheridan Township?
The longest trail networks: Manistee National Forest - Baldwin Ranger District, 5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Sheridan Township is conserved land?
16% 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?
Manistee National Forest - Baldwin Ranger District and Manistee National Forest - Manistee Ranger District don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Sheridan Township?
121,026 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sheridan Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,284 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sheridan Township have?
Ahead of 29% 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 →