Manistee National Forest - Cadillac Ranger District
Managed by United States Forest Service
6,691 acres32.4 mi of trail
Forest Road 5647NFS 7526Forest Road 9837NFS 7565+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
AOutdoors
Outdoors in Springville Township
35% of Springville Township’s land is conserved: 7,214 acres
537 acres are parks and preserves, 345 per 1,000 residents. 56 miles of mapped trail cross Springville Township, 1.7 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Manistee National Forest - Cadillac Ranger District (32.4 mi).
Ahead of 89% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
35%
7,214 acres · of 32.5 sq mi of land
Trails
56 mi
1.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
537 ac
345 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
22%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.2 mi
1.2 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
2
1 beach · 3 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Springville Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Springville Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Springville Township is ahead of 89% 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 Springville Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land35% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%A+Trails1.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (56 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4APark land345 acres of park per 1,000 residents (537 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13AParks close to home22% 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 89%
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Water is 9% of Springville Township’s area (3 of 36 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 32%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A+. 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 32.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac Unit
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
521 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Veterans Memorial Community Park
Park
3 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
7,214 conserved acres
35% of Springville Township’s land. Water is left out: Springville Township has 32.5 square miles of land and 3.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Springville Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service6,700 ac
State natural resources520 ac
Town or city3 ac
National Forest · 6,700 acState Conservation Area · 520 acLocal Park · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manistee National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 6,700 | Open |
| Cadillac State Forest Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 520 | Open |
| Village Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
25 places to go in Springville Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Springville Township
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Springville Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Springville Township
3 boat launches without a name on the map.
Scenic views in Springville Township
1 scenic view without a name on the map.
Peaks in Springville Township
13 peaks without a name on the map.
Picnic areas in Springville Township
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Springville Township
Dennis Family Campground
DirectionsFletcher Creek (Primitive)Hours: Apr 30-Oct 17: sunrise-sunset · Northern Exposure Campground
DirectionsSeaton Creek CampgroundHours: May 8 - Oct 21 00:00-24:00 · Fee · In Manistee National Forest - Cadillac Ranger District · American Land and Leisure
DirectionsPlus 1 campground without a name on the map.
Trails & water
25 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 38.3 mi
North Country National Scenic Trail9.0 mi
Forest Road 56472.0 mi
NFS 75261.3 mi
Forest Road 98371.2 mi
NFS 75650.9 mi
Forest Road 71210.9 mi
NFS 98340.8 mi
Forest Road 75680.8 mi
Forest Road 71220.7 mi
Manistee River Trail0.7 mi
15 more trails
Forest Road 7562
0.7 miForest Road 7580
0.6 miForest Road 7583
0.6 miForest Road 7558
0.5 miForest Road 7599
0.5 miForest Road 7557
0.5 miForest Road 7584
0.4 miForest Road 7588
0.4 miForest Road 7555
0.4 miForest Road 9779
0.4 miNFS 5271
0.4 miForest Road 7563
0.3 miForest Road 7695
0.3 miForest Road 7556
0.3 miNFS 5992
0.3 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
6Baseball
2Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Springville 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) | 28 | 31 | 41 | 54 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 44 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Springville Township →
Next door
Springville Township and its neighbors
Springville Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Springville Township56 miAntioch Township54 miSlagle Township53 miMarilla Township36 miWexford Township26 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springville Township | 35% | 1.7 | 345 | 22% | A |
| Slagle Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Antioch Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Wexford Township | 20% | 0.7 | 4,406 | 20% | A− |
| Marilla Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Springville Township
Where can I hike in Springville Township?
The longest trail networks: Manistee National Forest - Cadillac Ranger District, 32.4 miles; Veterans Memorial Community Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Springville Township is conserved land?
35% 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 Springville Township’s trails?
Manistee National Forest - Cadillac Ranger District and Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac Unit don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Springville Township?
1.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.2 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Springville Township?
129,988 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Springville Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7,272 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Springville Township have?
Ahead of 89% 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 Springville 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 →