Onsted State Game Area
Nature preserve
350 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Woodstock Township
Woodstock Township has 430 acres of parks, 120 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Onsted State Game Area (0.5 mi). 24% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.3 miles of mapped trail cross Woodstock Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns · #490 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
570 acres · of 33.9 sq mi of land
Trails
3.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
430 ac
120 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
24%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,220 ft
Prospect Hill
Lakes & rivers
16
What kind of outdoors town is Woodstock Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Woodstock Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Woodstock Township is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns, #490 of 701 in Michigan. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Woodstock Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land120 acres of park per 1,000 residents (430 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13AParks close to home24% 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 44%
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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)Ahead of 30%
Water is 5% of Woodstock Township’s area (2 of 36 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B. 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 Onsted State Game Area, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Goose Creek Grasslands Nature Sanctuary
Managed by Michigan Nature Association
73 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Village of Cement City Park
Managed by Village of Cement City
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
570 conserved acres
3% of Woodstock Township’s land. Water is left out: Woodstock Township has 33.9 square miles of land and 1.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Woodstock Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife352 ac
Private owners143 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits74 ac
Other state land2 ac
State Conservation Area · 352 acPrivate Park · 143 acPrivate Conservation · 74 acConservation Easement · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onsted State Game Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 352 | Open |
| Devils Lake Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 120 | Restricted |
| Goose Creek Grasslands Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 72 | Open |
| Greenbriar Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 24 | Restricted |
| Willow Lake Prairie Slough Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 2 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Woodstock Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Woodstock Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Woodstock Township
Prospect Hill1,220 ft elevation
DirectionsIrish Hill1,129 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Woodstock Township
Plus 1 campground without a name on the map.
Trails & water
16 lakes & rivers
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
2Baseball
1Football
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Woodstock Township: July 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 45 | 58 | 70 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 61 | 47 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Woodstock Township →
Next door
Woodstock Township and its neighbors
Woodstock Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodstock Township | 3% | 0.1 | 120 | 24% | C+ |
| Rollin Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 67 | 27% | C |
| Cambridge Township | 6% | 0.1 | 190 | 41% | B− |
| Somerset Township | 5% | 0.3 | 206 | 38% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Woodstock Township
Where can I hike in Woodstock Township?
The longest trail networks: Onsted State Game Area, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Woodstock Township is conserved land?
3% 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 Woodstock Township’s trails?
Onsted State Game Area and Goose Creek Grasslands Nature Sanctuary don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Woodstock Township?
11,403 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Woodstock Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 430 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Woodstock Township have?
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #490 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 Woodstock 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 →