Mackinac Trail-Carp River Bridge · Photo: Andrew Jameson · CC BY-SA 3.0More than half of St. Ignace Township’s land is conserved: 78%
78% of St. Ignace Township’s land is conserved, about 48,516 acres. 57 miles of mapped trail cross St. Ignace Township, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is St. Ignace Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does St. Ignace Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, St. Ignace Township is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Water is 31% of St. Ignace Township’s area (45 of 142 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 54%.
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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48,516 conserved acres
78% of St. Ignace Township’s land. Water is left out: St. Ignace Township has 97.3 square miles of land and 44.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages St. Ignace Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 35 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiawatha National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 48,480 | Open |
22 places to go in St. Ignace Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
14 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Plus 1 boat launch without a name on the map.
6 named trails and 9 lakes & rivers
0.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in St. Ignace Township: May to August
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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 24 | 26 | 35 | 47 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 54 | 41 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (1.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 75 °F). 4.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in St. Ignace Township →
St. Ignace 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Ignace Township | 78% | 0.6 | under 1 | under 1% | C+ |
| Marquette Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Moran Township | 43% | 1.9 | 1,069 | 24% | A |
| Brevort Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Mackinac Island | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| St. Ignace | 7% | 2.0 | 13 | 95% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in St. Ignace Township
How much of St. Ignace Township is conserved land?
78% 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.
Where can I bike in St. Ignace Township?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near St. Ignace Township?
185,030 acres of parks and open public land lie inside St. Ignace Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 42,738 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does St. Ignace Township have?
Ahead of 39% 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 St. Ignace 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 →