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Outdoors in Webber Township

More than half of Webber Township’s land is conserved: 51%

51% of Webber Township’s land is conserved, about 11,392 acres. 3,474 acres are parks and preserves, 1,413 per 1,000 residents. 42 miles of mapped trail cross Webber Township, 1.2 per square mile of land.

Ahead of 91% of U.S. towns · #70 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it

Conserved land
51%
11,392 acres · of 35.0 sq mi of land
Trails
42 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
3,474 ac
1,413 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
34%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
15
1 boat launch

What kind of outdoors town is Webber Township?

Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.

Land that stays wild51% of the land is conserved; a typical Michigan town, 5%.Room to roam1,413 acres of park per 1,000 residents; the typical U.S. town has 13.A trail town1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, more than 84% of U.S. towns.
Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Webber Township have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Webber Township is ahead of 91% of U.S. towns, #70 of 701 in Michigan. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.

A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Webber Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land51% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%A+Trails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (42 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land1,413 acres of park per 1,000 residents (3,474 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home34% 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 91%
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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)Ahead of 90%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A+. 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.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

The longest trail network is Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac Unit, with 18.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac Unit

Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
3,403 acres18.9 mi of trail
Little Manistee Motorcycle TrailLittle Manistee RoutePine Forest Pathway
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Manistee National Forest - Baldwin Ranger District

Managed by United States Forest Service
7,748 acres17.6 mi of trail
Little O ORV TrailBig O Motorcycle TrailMcct Bwc TrailMcct Little O Spur+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

11,392 conserved acres

51% of Webber Township’s land. Who manages Webber Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service7,739 ac
State natural resources3,455 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits198 ac
National Forest · 7,739 acState Conservation Area · 3,455 acConservation Easement · 198 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 198 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Manistee National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service7,739Open
Cadillac State Forest Area
State Conservation Area
State natural resources3,455Open
Things to do

4 places to go in Webber Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Campgrounds in Webber Township
Bray Creek State Forest CampgroundFee · In Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac Unit
Directions
Leverentz Lake State Forest CampgroundIn Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac Unit · Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Directions
Trails & water

8 named trails and 15 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 5.5 mi
Little O ORV Trail5.3 mi
Little Manistee Motorcycle Trail5.2 mi
Big O Motorcycle Trail3.1 mi
Little Manistee Route2.9 mi
Mcct Bwc Trail2.0 mi
Mcct Little O Spur1.8 mi
NFS 64091.0 mi
Pine Forest Pathway0.9 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Bray LakelakeBush LakelakeCashlon LakelakeFeeder LakelakeGovernment LakelakeLeverentz LakelakeLittle Leverentz LakeLittle Star LakelakeMench LakelakePutman LakelakeTownsend LakelakeTussing LakepondWhalen LakelakeWingleton LakelakeBaldwin River
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Idlewild Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2010
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Webber 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.210.411.813.414.715.515.214.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)293243566978827972584534
Rain (in)2.41.82.23.43.53.43.13.33.04.13.22.4

February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Webber Township →

Next door

Webber Township and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Sweetwater Township80 miPeacock Township77 miSauble Township69 miPleasant Plains Township54 miWebber Township42 miCherry Valley Township41 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Webber Township51%1.21,41334%A
Sweetwater Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Peacock Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Pleasant Plains Township44%1.52856%A
Cherry Valley Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sauble 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 Webber Township

Where can I hike in Webber Township?

The longest trail networks: Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac Unit, 18.9 miles; Manistee National Forest - Baldwin Ranger District, 17.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

How much of Webber Township is conserved land?

51% 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 Webber Township’s trails?

Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac Unit and Manistee National Forest - Baldwin Ranger District don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Webber Township?

167,411 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Webber Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11,265 of them inside the town line.

How much outdoors does Webber Township have?

Ahead of 91% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #70 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 Webber 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 →