Lennon Lions Community Park
Managed by Lennon Lions Club
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Venice Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Venice Township
22% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 8 acres are parks and preserves, 3.7 per 1,000 residents. 1% of Venice Township’s land is conserved, about 294 acres.
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
294 acres · of 37.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
3.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
22%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Venice Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Venice Township is ahead of 11% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Venice Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land3.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (8 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13CParks close to home22% 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 11%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Venice 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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
294 conserved acres
1% of Venice Township’s land. Who manages Venice Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners267 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service27 ac
Private Other or Unknown · 267 acConservation Easement · 27 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utility Corridor Private Other or Unknown | Private owners | 267 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Venice Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Venice Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
3Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Venice 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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 44 | 57 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 74 | 61 | 47 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Venice Township →
Next door
Venice 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venice Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 22% | D |
| Vernon Township | 3% | under 0.1 | 71 | 52% | B− |
| Caledonia Township | 5% | 0.1 | 24 | 33% | C+ |
| Clayton Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 9% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Venice Township
How much of Venice Township is conserved land?
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 Venice Township’s trails?
Lennon Lions Community Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Venice Township?
3,361 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Venice Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Venice Township have?
Ahead of 11% 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 Venice 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 →