White Cloud County Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Wilcox Township
29% of Wilcox Township’s land is conserved: 6,318 acres
3% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 16 acres are parks and preserves, 16 per 1,000 residents. 14 miles of mapped trail cross Wilcox Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
29%
6,318 acres · of 33.8 sq mi of land
Trails
14 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
16 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
3%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Wilcox Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wilcox Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wilcox Township is ahead of 57% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wilcox Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land29% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (14 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (16 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13BParks close to home3% 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 57%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
6,318 conserved acres
29% of Wilcox Township’s land. Who manages Wilcox Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service6,124 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)151 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits42 ac
Town or city1 ac
National Forest · 6,124 acConservation Easement · 193 acLocal Park · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 193 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manistee National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 6,124 | Open |
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Wilcox Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Wilcox Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Wilcox Township
Brush Lake Campground
DirectionsTrails & water
3 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 4.4 mi
North Country Trail Spur0.9 mi
NFS 94080.5 mi
Jackson 4 Mile Cutoff0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Wilcox Township: 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 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 43 | 56 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 59 | 45 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 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 Wilcox Township →
Next door
Wilcox Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Lincoln Township58 miGoodwell Township26 miEverett Township25 miWilcox Township14 miMonroe Township14 miWhite Cloud2.5 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilcox Township | 29% | 0.4 | 16 | 3% | B |
| Monroe Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| White Cloud | 7% | 1.3 | 69 | 96% | A |
| Everett Township | 23% | 0.7 | 28 | 15% | B+ |
| Lincoln Township | 40% | 1.6 | 106 | 36% | A |
| Goodwell 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 Wilcox Township
How much of Wilcox Township is conserved land?
29% 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 Wilcox Township’s trails?
White Cloud County Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wilcox Township?
91,307 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wilcox Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6,173 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wilcox Township have?
Ahead of 57% 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 Wilcox 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 →