Hickory Creek Park
Managed by Village of Stevensville
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Stevensville
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Stevensville
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 17 acres are parks and preserves, 16 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Stevensville’s land is conserved, about 16 acres.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
16 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
17 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Stevensville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Stevensville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Stevensville is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Stevensville’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (17 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13BParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 50%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Stevensville. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
16 conserved acres
2% of Stevensville’s land. Who manages Stevensville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city14 ac
State natural resources2 ac
Local Park · 14 acState Park · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lions Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Grand Mere State Park State Park | State natural resources | 2 | Open |
When to get out
The best walking months in Stevensville: May to July and 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 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 46 | 58 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.0 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Stevensville →
Questions about parks and trails in Stevensville
How much of Stevensville 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 Stevensville’s trails?
Hickory Creek Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Stevensville?
4,664 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stevensville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Stevensville have?
Ahead of 50% 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 Stevensville 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 →