Boyle Lake State Wildlife Area
Managed by Michigan DNR - Wildlife Division
255 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Avery Road-Galien River Bridge · Photo: Joyy Norris · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Weesaw Township
Weesaw Township has 259 acres of parks, 135 for every 1,000 residents
4% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Weesaw Township’s land is conserved, about 340 acres.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
340 acres · of 35.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
259 ac
135 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
4%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
6
What kind of outdoors town is Weesaw Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Weesaw Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Weesaw Township is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Weesaw Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land135 acres of park per 1,000 residents (259 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13AParks close to home4% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 26%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Weesaw 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
340 conserved acres
1% of Weesaw Township’s land. Who manages Weesaw Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife256 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits48 ac
Other state land35 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)33 ac
State Conservation Area · 256 acAgricultural Easement · 107 acForest Stewardship Easement · 9 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 84 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyle Lake State Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 256 | Open |
Trails & water
6 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Avery Road-Galien River BridgeStructure · listed 1999
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Weesaw Township: April, 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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 47 | 59 | 70 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.1 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Weesaw Township →
Next door
Weesaw Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Chikaming Township34 miBuchanan Township8.0 miBaroda Township4.8 miGalien Township1.5 miWeesaw Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weesaw Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 135 | 4% | C |
| Galien Township | 1% | 0.1 | 7 | 36% | C− |
| Chikaming Township | 12% | 1.5 | 170 | 63% | A |
| Baroda Township | under 1% | 0.3 | 2 | 37% | C− |
| Buchanan Township | 5% | 0.2 | 265 | 53% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Weesaw Township
How much of Weesaw 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 Weesaw Township’s trails?
Boyle Lake State Wildlife Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Weesaw Township?
6,946 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Weesaw Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 259 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Weesaw Township have?
Ahead of 26% 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 Weesaw 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 →