Photo: ajay_suresh · CC BY 2.0Warren has 14 miles of mapped trails, 0.4 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Warren Community Park (1.2 mi), MCC South Courtyard (1.2 mi), Halmich Park (1.1 mi). 447 acres are parks and preserves, 3.2 per 1,000 residents. 79% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns · #503 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
How much outdoors does Warren have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Warren is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns, #503 of 701 in Michigan. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Among the 400 U.S. cities of 100,000 or more, Warren ranks #372 on Outdoors.
Park acres per resident are where Warren trails most U.S. towns: 3.2 per 1,000 against 12.6 typical, since 137,138 people share 447 acres.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Warren Community Park, with 1.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Veterans Memorial Park
All 27 parks & preserves
438 conserved acres
2% of Warren’s land. Who manages Warren’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 54 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halmich Park Local Park | Town or city | 74 | Open |
| Warren Comm Center And Park Local Park | Town or city | 52 | Open |
| Mcgrath Park Local Park | Town or city | 43 | Open |
| Veterans Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Shaw Park Local Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Eckstein Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Butcher Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Wiegand Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Arthur J Miller Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Rinke Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
96 places to go in Warren
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
95 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
3 lakes & rivers
2.9 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.
3 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 5 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Warren: June, 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) | 9.4 | 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 | 45 | 58 | 70 | 79 | 84 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 3.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Warren →
Warren 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren | 2% | 0.4 | 3 | 79% | C+ |
| Eastpointe | 2% | 0.2 | 2 | 87% | C+ |
| Roseville | 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 88% | C |
| Detroit | 6% | 0.8 | 9 | 95% | B+ |
| Madison Heights | 7% | 1.3 | 12 | 99%+ | A |
| Hazel Park | 2% | 0.1 | 3 | 99%+ | B− |
| Sterling Heights | 7% | 0.4 | 9 | 79% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Warren
Where can I hike in Warren?
The longest trail networks: Warren Community Park, 1.2 miles; MCC South Courtyard, 1.2 miles; Halmich Park, 1.1 miles; Shaw Park, 1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Warren is conserved land?
2% 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 Warren’s trails?
Warren Community Park and MCC South Courtyard don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Warren?
2.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.8 of painted or protected lanes and 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Warren?
13,138 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Warren or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 447 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Warren have?
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #503 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 Warren 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 →