Riverbends Friends Church Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Deedeebee · CC BY 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Tecumseh Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Tecumseh Township
5 acres are parks and preserves, 2.3 per 1,000 residents. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Tecumseh Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 34% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
190 acres · of 12.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
2.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
34%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.6 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Tecumseh Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tecumseh Township is ahead of 19% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Tecumseh Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land2.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (5 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home34% 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 19%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Tecumseh Township. 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 D to C. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
190 conserved acres
2% of Tecumseh Township’s land. Who manages Tecumseh Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners123 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)66 ac
Private Park · 123 acConservation Easement · 66 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 66 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tecumseh Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 123 | Restricted |
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.7 miHorses · 0.7 miUnpaved · 0.7 mi
Dilling Ham Path0.7 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Baseball
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Tecumseh Township: August 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) | 32 | 35 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 80 | 84 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 48 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 3.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Tecumseh Township →
Next door
Tecumseh Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Raisin Township27 miFranklin Township13 miTecumseh4.6 miClinton Township1.5 miTecumseh Township0.7 miMacon Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tecumseh Township | 2% | 0.1 | 2 | 34% | C− |
| Tecumseh | 6% | 0.8 | 33 | 85% | A− |
| Clinton Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 17 | 52% | C |
| Macon Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 7 | 3% | D |
| Raisin Township | 6% | 0.7 | 161 | 30% | B+ |
| Franklin Township | 3% | 0.3 | 300 | 22% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Tecumseh Township
How much of Tecumseh 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 Tecumseh Township’s trails?
Riverbends Friends Church Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Tecumseh Township?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Tecumseh Township?
4,615 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tecumseh Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Tecumseh Township have?
Ahead of 19% 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 Tecumseh 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 →