Watkins Memorial Park
Managed by Village of Three Oaks
29 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Gargiulo · Public domainA−Outdoors
Outdoors in Three Oaks
Three Oaks has 101 acres of parks, 67 for every 1,000 residents
95% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 10% of Three Oaks’ land is conserved, about 70 acres. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Three Oaks, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
10%
70 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
101 ac
67 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
95%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.1 mi
1.1 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Three Oaks?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Three Oaks have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Three Oaks is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Three Oaks’ overall grade.
Conserved land10% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land67 acres of park per 1,000 residents (101 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home95% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 77%
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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.
Dewey Cannon Park
Managed by Village of Three Oaks
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Carver Park
Managed by Village of Three Oaks
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Dillard Park
Managed by Village of Three Oaks
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
70 conserved acres
10% of Three Oaks’ land. Who manages Three Oaks’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city70 ac
Local Park · 70 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Oaks Township Park Local Park | Town or city | 70 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Three Oaks
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Three Oaks
Timber Town PlaygroundIn Watkins Memorial Park
DirectionsPlus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Community gardens in Three Oaks
Three Oaks Community GardenVillage of Three Oaks
DirectionsBiking & sports
1.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
5Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Three Oaks: 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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 47 | 59 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.1 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Three Oaks →
Questions about parks and trails in Three Oaks
How much of Three Oaks is conserved land?
10% 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 Three Oaks’ trails?
Watkins Memorial Park and Dewey Cannon Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Three Oaks?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Three Oaks?
3,812 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Three Oaks or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 101 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Three Oaks have?
Ahead of 77% 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 Three Oaks 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 →