Eddy Park
Managed by City of Wakefield
34 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
COutdoors
Outdoors in Wakefield
Wakefield has 6.2 miles of mapped trails, 0.8 for every square mile of land
17% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 35 acres are parks and preserves, 21 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 7.9 sq mi of land
Trails
6.2 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
35 ac
21 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
17%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.1 mi
1.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
1 beach · 3 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wakefield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wakefield is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wakefield’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land21 acres of park per 1,000 residents (35 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home17% 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 35%
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Water is 7% of Wakefield’s area (1 of 8 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
10 places to go in Wakefield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Wakefield
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Wakefield
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Wakefield
Sunday Lake Boat Launch
DirectionsPlus 2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Scenic views in Wakefield
3 scenic views without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Wakefield
Eddy Park CampgroundIn Eddy Park · City of Wakefield
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.3 mi
Stateline Trail1.8 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & 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
off-road bike paths
State Line TrailBike route
1.8 miCourts & fields
3Baseball
2Basketball
2Tennis
1Beach volleyball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Wakefield: May, August 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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 21 | 25 | 37 | 49 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 53 | 37 | 25 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 4.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Wakefield →
Next door
Wakefield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wakefield | under 1% | 0.8 | 21 | 17% | C |
| Wakefield Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bessemer Township | 45% | 0.6 | 14,363 | 65% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wakefield
How much of Wakefield 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 Wakefield’s trails?
Eddy Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Wakefield?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of off-road paths. Named routes: State Line Trail.
Is there public land near Wakefield?
93,911 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wakefield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 35 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Wakefield have?
Ahead of 35% 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 Wakefield 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 →