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Outdoors in Au Sable Forks

Few parks or trails are on the map in Au Sable Forks

4 acres are parks and preserves, 12 per 1,000 residents. 2.6 miles of mapped trail cross Au Sable Forks, 1.0 per square mile of land. 27% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
4 acres · of 2.5 sq mi of land
Trails
2.6 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
27%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
961 ft
Bailey Mountain
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

4 conserved acres

under 1% of Au Sable Forks’ land. Who manages Au Sable Forks’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city4 ac
Local Park · 4 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Town Of Black Brook Land
Local Park
Town or city4Unknown
Things to do

2 places to go in Au Sable Forks

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

Peaks in Au Sable Forks
Bailey Mountain961 ft elevation
Directions
Golf Ground Hill919 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

The best walking months in Au Sable Forks: May, August 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.210.411.813.414.815.515.214.012.410.99.58.8
High (°F)273040546775807870574433
Rain (in)2.21.92.43.03.24.13.63.43.13.62.62.5

February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Au Sable Forks →

Next door

Au Sable Forks and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Au Sable Forks— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Jay22%0.71,09540%A
Black Brook48%1.317,98053%A

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Au Sable Forks

Is there public land near Au Sable Forks?

49,254 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Au Sable Forks or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Au Sable Forks 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 →