Allegan State Game Area
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1,129 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Trowbridge Township
Trowbridge Township has 1,028 acres of parks, 406 for every 1,000 residents
29% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5% of Trowbridge Township’s land is conserved, about 1,013 acres.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns · #500 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
1,013 acres · of 34.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,028 ac
406 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
29%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
11
3 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Trowbridge Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Trowbridge Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Trowbridge Township is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns, #500 of 701 in Michigan. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Trowbridge Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land406 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,028 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13AParks close to home29% 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 43%
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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)Ahead of 29%
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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Baseline Lake Public Access
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Sheffer Lake Public Access
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,013 conserved acres
5% of Trowbridge Township’s land. Who manages Trowbridge Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife1,013 ac
State Conservation Area · 1,013 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegan State Game Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,013 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Trowbridge Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Trowbridge Township
Baseline Lake Boat LaunchIn Baseline Lake Public Access
DirectionsPike Lake Boat LaunchIn Pike Lake Public Access
DirectionsSheffer Lake Boat LaunchIn Sheffer Lake Public Access
DirectionsTrails & water
11 lakes & rivers
When to get out
The best walking months in Trowbridge Township: June 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 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Trowbridge Township →
Next door
Trowbridge Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trowbridge Township | 5% | under 0.1 | 406 | 29% | C+ |
| Cheshire Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 92 | 25% | C |
| Otsego Township | 6% | under 0.1 | 155 | 32% | B− |
| Allegan 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 Trowbridge Township
How much of Trowbridge Township is conserved land?
5% 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 Trowbridge Township’s trails?
Allegan State Game Area and Baseline Lake Public Access don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Trowbridge Township?
39,358 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Trowbridge Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,028 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Trowbridge Township have?
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #500 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 Trowbridge 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 →