Greig Park
Park
24 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
St. Clair Inn · Photo: Notorious4life · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in St. Clair
8% of St. Clair’s land is conserved: 157 acres
The biggest trail networks: Greig Park (0.6 mi). 87% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 110 acres are parks and preserves, 20 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns · #234 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
157 acres · of 2.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
110 ac
20 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
87%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.6 mi
3.6 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is St. Clair?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does St. Clair have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, St. Clair is ahead of 76% of U.S. towns, #234 of 701 in Michigan. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of St. Clair’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land20 acres of park per 1,000 residents (110 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13BParks close to home87% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 76%
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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)Ahead of 67%
Water is 19% of St. Clair’s area (1 of 4 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 7%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ 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 Greig Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Alice W. Moore Woods Nature Sanctuary
Managed by Michigan Nature Association
67 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
157 conserved acres
8% of St. Clair’s land. Water is left out: St. Clair has 2.9 square miles of land and 0.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages St. Clair’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city86 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits65 ac
Other state land6 ac
Private Conservation · 65 acLocal Park · 45 acLocal Recreation Area · 41 acConservation Easement · 6 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alice W. Moore Woods Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 65 | Open |
| Pine Shores Golf Course Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 41 | Restricted |
| Greig Park Local Park | Town or city | 27 | Open |
| Palmer Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Joseph B. Klecha Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in St. Clair
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in St. Clair
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in St. Clair
Saint Clair Boat Harbor CampgroundCity of Saint Clair
DirectionsBiking & sports
3.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball
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).
St. Clair InnBuilding · listed 1995
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in St. Clair: 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 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 61 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in St. Clair →
Next door
St. Clair and its neighbors
St. Clair has the most mapped trails of the 4 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 | 8% | 0.4 | 20 | 87% | A− |
| St. Clair Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 40 | 21% | C |
| East China Township | 7% | under 0.1 | 55 | 52% | B− |
| China Township | 3% | under 0.1 | 52 | 14% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in St. Clair
Where can I hike in St. Clair?
The longest trail networks: Greig Park, 0.6 miles; Rotary Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of St. Clair is conserved land?
8% 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’s trails?
Greig Park and Alice W. Moore Woods Nature Sanctuary don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in St. Clair?
3.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near St. Clair?
2,846 acres of parks and open public land lie inside St. Clair or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 110 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does St. Clair have?
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #234 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 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 →