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Outdoors in Brownstown

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Brownstown

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2% of Brownstown’s land is conserved, about 3 acres. 47 acres are parks and preserves, 70 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
2%
3 acres · of 0.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
47 ac
70 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
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
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Stackhouse Park

Park
45 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

3 conserved acres

2% of Brownstown’s land. Who manages Brownstown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other or Unknown Local Government3 ac
Local Park · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Powell Stackhouse Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government3Open
When to get out

The best walking months in Brownstown: April to August

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)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.813.812.411.09.99.3
High (°F)364048627279838275635141
Rain (in)3.63.13.94.14.34.64.54.14.13.43.43.8

February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Brownstown →

Next door

Brownstown 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
Brownstown— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lower Yoder Township59%3.21,47884%A+
Westwood— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Westmont11%0.95792%A

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

Questions about parks and trails in Brownstown

Are dogs allowed on Brownstown’s trails?

Stackhouse Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Brownstown?

30,478 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brownstown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 47 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Brownstown 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 →