Photo: The original uploader was Decumanus at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0St. Clair Shores has 153 acres of parks, 2.6 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Memorial Park (1 mi). 2.1 miles of mapped trail cross St. Clair Shores, 0.2 per square mile of land. 68% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns · #553 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
How much outdoors does St. Clair Shores have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, St. Clair Shores is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns, #553 of 701 in Michigan. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Water is 19% of St. Clair Shores’ area (3 of 14 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Memorial Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Osius Municipal Park
Kyte Monroe Park
All 9 parks & preserves
246 conserved acres
3% of St. Clair Shores’ land. Water is left out: St. Clair Shores has 11.7 square miles of land and 2.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages St. Clair Shores’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Clair Shores Country Club Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 118 | Restricted |
| Kyte Monroe Park Local Park | Town or city | 39 | Open |
| Lake Front Park Local Park | Town or city | 38 | Open |
| Brys Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Veterans Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| St Clair Shores Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Wahby Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Gaffke Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Frederick Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Kaufman Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
15 places to go in St. Clair Shores
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Plus 11 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
1.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in St. Clair Shores: 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 34 | 44 | 56 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 61 | 47 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in St. Clair Shores →
St. Clair Shores and its neighbors
St. Clair Shores has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Clair Shores | 3% | 0.2 | 3 | 68% | C+ |
| Roseville | 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 88% | C |
| Eastpointe | 2% | 0.2 | 2 | 87% | C+ |
| Clinton Township | 5% | 0.3 | 4 | 44% | C+ |
| Village of Grosse Pointe Shores | 2% | 1.4 | 6 | 74% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in St. Clair Shores
Where can I hike in St. Clair Shores?
The longest trail networks: Memorial Park, 1 miles; Wahby Park, 0.4 miles; Osius Municipal Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of St. Clair Shores is conserved land?
3% 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 St. Clair Shores’ trails?
Memorial Park and Wahby Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in St. Clair Shores?
1.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near St. Clair Shores?
14,246 acres of parks and open public land lie inside St. Clair Shores or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 153 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does St. Clair Shores have?
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #553 of 701 in Michigan. 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 St. Clair Shores 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 →