Victory Township has 93 acres of parks, 65 for every 1,000 residents
2% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4.9 miles of mapped trail cross Victory Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Victory Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Victory Township is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Manistee National Forest - Manistee Ranger District
129 conserved acres
1% of Victory Township’s land. Who manages Victory Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 58 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victory Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 48 | Open |
| Manistee National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 24 | Open |
6 places to go in Victory Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Victory Township: May 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 31 | 42 | 54 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 58 | 44 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.0 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Victory Township →
Victory Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victory Township | 1% | 0.1 | 65 | 2% | C |
| Hamlin Township | 30% | 1.1 | 627 | 37% | A |
| Amber Township | 2% | 0.1 | 2 | 21% | C− |
| Grant Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Sherman Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 1 | 1% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Victory Township
How much of Victory 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 Victory Township’s trails?
Victory Memorial Park and Manistee National Forest - Manistee Ranger District don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Victory Township?
38,052 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Victory Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 117 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Victory Township have?
Ahead of 30% 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 Victory Township neighbors.
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 →