Lake Superior State Forest - Sault Ste. Marie Unit
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2,826 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Superior Township
More than half of Superior Township’s land is conserved: 59%
59% of Superior Township’s land is conserved, about 39,104 acres. 100 acres are parks and preserves, 88 per 1,000 residents. 119 miles of mapped trail cross Superior Township, 1.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 83% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
59%
39,104 acres · of 103.0 sq mi of land
Trails
119 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
100 ac
88 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
14%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
17 mi
17 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
8
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Superior Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Superior Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Superior Township is ahead of 83% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Superior Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land59% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%A+Trails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (119 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land88 acres of park per 1,000 residents (100 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13AParks close to home14% 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 83%
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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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Brimley State Park
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
90 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
39,104 conserved acres
59% of Superior Township’s land. Who manages Superior Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service38,175 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)752 ac
State parks99 ac
Other state land78 ac
National Forest · 38,175 acConservation Easement · 829 acState Park · 99 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 829 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiawatha National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 38,175 | Open |
| Brimley State Park State Park | State parks | 99 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Superior Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Superior Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Superior Township
Brimley State Park Boat Launch
DirectionsPicnic areas in Superior Township
2 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Superior Township
1 campground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 8 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 4.4 mi
North Country Trail0.7 mi
South Meadow Row0.4 mi
Biking & sports
17 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
17 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Superior 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 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 23 | 25 | 35 | 48 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 76 °F). 4.3 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Superior Township →
Next door
Superior Township and its neighbors
Superior Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Chippewa Township162 miSuperior Township119 miKinross Township102 miBay Mills Township94 miDafter Township6.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superior Township | 59% | 1.2 | 88 | 14% | A− |
| Bay Mills Township | 74% | 1.4 | 361 | 35% | A |
| Kinross Township | 47% | 0.9 | 6 | 3% | B |
| Dafter Township | 1% | 0.1 | 21 | 5% | C |
| Chippewa Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Superior Township
Where can I hike in Superior Township?
The longest trail networks: Brimley State Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Superior Township is conserved land?
59% 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 Superior Township’s trails?
Lake Superior State Forest - Sault Ste. Marie Unit and Brimley State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Superior Township?
17 miles of bike routes are on the map: 17 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Superior Township?
175,185 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Superior Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 38,330 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Superior Township have?
Ahead of 83% 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 Superior 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 →