St. Clair Township State Game Area
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
109 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in St. Clair Township
St. Clair Township has 285 acres of parks, 40 for every 1,000 residents
1.2 miles of mapped trail cross St. Clair Township. 21% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of St. Clair Township’s land is conserved, about 608 acres.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns · #564 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
608 acres · of 38.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
285 ac
40 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
21%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.5 mi
2.5 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does St. Clair Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, St. Clair Township is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns, #564 of 701 in Michigan. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of St. Clair Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land40 acres of park per 1,000 residents (285 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home21% 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 34%
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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)Ahead of 20%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− 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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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
St. Clair Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
608 conserved acres
2% of St. Clair Township’s land. Who manages St. Clair Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners238 ac
Town or city126 ac
State fish & wildlife111 ac
Other state land94 ac
County35 ac
Private Park · 238 acLocal Park · 126 acState Conservation Area · 111 acConservation Easement · 94 acLocal Other or Unknown · 35 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 98 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Clair River Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 238 | Restricted |
| Fred Meiselbach Park Local Park | Town or city | 126 | Open |
| St. Clair Township State Game Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 111 | Open |
| Otsiketa Local Other or Unknown | County | 35 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in St. Clair Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Dog parks in St. Clair Township
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in St. Clair Township
Moose Lake Campground
DirectionsTrails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Baseball
2Tennis
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Wadhams Road-Pine River BridgeStructure · listed 2000
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in St. Clair 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 43 | 56 | 69 | 78 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 61 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in St. Clair Township →
Next door
St. Clair Township and its neighbors
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Columbus Township9.7 miKimball Township7.0 miSt. Clair Township1.2 miSt. Clair1.2 miMarysville1.1 miChina Township1.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Clair Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 40 | 21% | C |
| St. Clair | 8% | 0.4 | 20 | 87% | A− |
| Kimball Township | 7% | 0.2 | 122 | 27% | B |
| Marysville | 4% | 0.2 | 13 | 95% | B |
| China Township | 3% | under 0.1 | 52 | 14% | C |
| Columbus Township | under 1% | 0.3 | 4 | 8% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in St. Clair Township
How much of St. Clair Township is conserved land?
2% 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 Township’s trails?
St. Clair Township State Game Area and St. Clair Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in St. Clair Township?
2.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near St. Clair Township?
8,048 acres of parks and open public land lie inside St. Clair Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 285 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does St. Clair Township have?
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #564 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 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 →