Speaker Township has 115 acres of parks, 84 for every 1,000 residents
8% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Speaker Township. 1% of Speaker Township’s land is conserved, about 295 acres.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Speaker Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Speaker Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Speaker Township is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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295 conserved acres
1% of Speaker Township’s land. Who manages Speaker Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 61 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Tree Golf Club Private Park | Private owners | 119 | Restricted |
| Trombley Lazy "T" Ranch Private Recreation or Education | Private owners | 115 | Open |
The best walking months in Speaker Township: June 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 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 32 | 42 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 60 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Speaker Township →
Speaker Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 84 | 8% | C |
| Elk Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 6 | 32% | D |
| Brockway Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 31 | 3% | C− |
| Maple Valley Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 30 | 4% | C− |
| Lynn Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 41 | 6% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Speaker Township
How much of Speaker 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.
Is there public land near Speaker Township?
3,602 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Speaker Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 115 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Speaker Township have?
Ahead of 30% 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 Speaker Township neighbors.
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 →