White Cloud County Park
Park
60 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Charles W. Chapman · CC BY-SA 4.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in White Cloud
7% of White Cloud’s land is conserved, and 96% of residents live within a half mile of a park
2.5 miles of mapped trail cross White Cloud, 1.3 per square mile of land. 88 acres are parks and preserves, 69 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: White Cloud County Park (0.7 mi).
Ahead of 93% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
79 acres · of 1.9 sq mi of land
Trails
2.5 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
88 ac
69 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
96%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 beach
What kind of outdoors town is White Cloud?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does White Cloud have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, White Cloud is ahead of 93% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, conserved land lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of White Cloud’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%B+Trails1.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4APark land69 acres of park per 1,000 residents (88 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home96% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 93%
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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.
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 White Cloud County Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Smith Park
Managed by City of White Cloud
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Rotary Park
Managed by City of White Cloud
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Mill Pond Park
Managed by City of Newaygo
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
79 conserved acres
7% of White Cloud’s land. Who manages White Cloud’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city79 ac
Local Park · 79 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 60 | Open |
| Airport Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Pine Hills Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Ole Swimming Hole Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in White Cloud
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in White Cloud
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in White Cloud
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.5 mi
North Country Trail Spur0.4 mi
Cimmaron Trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
5Baseball
4Tennis
2Football
1Skate park
1Basketball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in White Cloud: June 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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 43 | 57 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 59 | 45 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.9 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in White Cloud →
Next door
White Cloud 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Cloud | 7% | 1.3 | 69 | 96% | A |
| Wilcox Township | 29% | 0.4 | 16 | 3% | B |
| Everett Township | 23% | 0.7 | 28 | 15% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in White Cloud
Where can I hike in White Cloud?
The longest trail networks: White Cloud County Park, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of White Cloud is conserved land?
7% 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 White Cloud’s trails?
White Cloud County Park and Smith Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near White Cloud?
54,203 acres of parks and open public land lie inside White Cloud or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 88 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does White Cloud have?
Ahead of 93% 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 White Cloud 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 →