Al Sabo Land Preserve
Managed by City of Kalamazoo
700 acres16.1 mi of trail
Atwater TrailLookout TrailMoab TrailTibet Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Al Sabo Trail ParkingWebsite ↗
Booth-Dunham Estate · Photo: rossograph · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Texas Township
Texas Township has 999 acres of parks, 55 for every 1,000 residents
28 miles of mapped trail cross Texas Township, 0.8 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Al Sabo Land Preserve (16.1 mi), Arthur and Mildred Woollam Nature Preserve (4.4 mi). 38% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns · #441 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
18 acres · of 34.7 sq mi of land
Trails
28 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
999 ac
55 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
38%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
19 mi
6.9 mi lanes · 3.6 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
11
2 beaches · 2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Texas Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Texas Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Texas Township is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns, #441 of 701 in Michigan. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Texas Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (28 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land55 acres of park per 1,000 residents (999 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home38% 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 51%
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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)Ahead of 37%
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
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 Al Sabo Land Preserve, with 16.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Arthur and Mildred Woollam Nature Preserve
Managed by Kalamazoo County
200 acres4.4 mi of trail
Moab Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
6th Street Park
Managed by Texas Charter Township
67 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Texas Drive Park
Managed by Texas Charter Township
15 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
All 6 parks & preserves
Al Sabo Land Preserve700 acres · 16.1 mi of trail · City of Kalamazoo
DirectionsArthur and Mildred Woollam Nature Preserve200 acres · 4.4 mi of trail · Kalamazoo County
Directions6th Street Park67 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Texas Charter Township
DirectionsTexas Drive Park15 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Texas Charter Township
DirectionsEagle Lake Public Access7 acres · Michigan Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsPaw Paw Lake Public Access1 acres · Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Who protects it
18 conserved acres
under 1% of Texas Township’s land. Who manages Texas Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County15 ac
Other state land3 ac
Local Park · 15 acConservation Easement · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oshmtemo Rest Area Local Park | County | 15 | Open |
Things to do
10 places to go in Texas Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Texas Township
2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Texas Township
Eagle Lake Boat LaunchIn Eagle Lake Public Access
DirectionsPaw Paw Lake Boat LaunchIn Paw Paw Lake Public Access
DirectionsTrails & water
5 named trails and 11 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 6.2 mi
Atwater Trail2.3 mi
Lookout Trail1.8 mi
Moab Trail1.7 mi
Tibet Trail0.7 mi
Mandala Trail0.2 mi
Biking & sports
19 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
6.9 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
3.6 mi
off-road bike paths
8.6 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Al Sabo Land Preserve Mountain Biking TrailsBike route
4.5 miCourts & fields
10Pickleball
9Tennis
6Basketball
4Soccer
3Baseball
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).
Booth-Dunham EstateDistrict · listed 1998
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Texas Township: July 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 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 35 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 61 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Texas Township →
Next door
Texas Township and its neighbors
Texas Township has the most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Texas Township28 miOshtemo Township21 miPortage16 miAntwerp Township3.0 miPrairie Ronde Township0.2 miMattawan0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Township | under 1% | 0.8 | 55 | 38% | B− |
| Oshtemo Township | 2% | 0.6 | 21 | 31% | B− |
| Antwerp Township | 3% | 0.1 | 22 | 43% | C+ |
| Prairie Ronde Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 10 | 5% | D |
| Portage | 13% | 0.5 | 55 | 71% | A− |
| Mattawan | 1% | under 0.1 | 9 | 73% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Texas Township
Where can I hike in Texas Township?
The longest trail networks: Al Sabo Land Preserve, 16.1 miles; Arthur and Mildred Woollam Nature Preserve, 4.4 miles; 6th Street Park, 0.4 miles; Texas Drive Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Texas Township is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Texas Township’s trails?
Al Sabo Land Preserve and Arthur and Mildred Woollam Nature Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Texas Township?
19 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.9 of painted or protected lanes, 3.6 of off-road paths and 8.6 of shoulders and shared lanes. Named routes: Al Sabo Land Preserve Mountain Biking Trails.
Is there public land near Texas Township?
10,296 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Texas Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 999 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Texas Township have?
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #441 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 Texas 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 →