1
E B Clark Woods
Managed by City of Buchanan
22 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Buchanan
Buchanan, MI parks, trails & bike paths
About 11% of Buchanan is conserved land, roughly 186 acres. There are about 1.7 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Buchanan, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Buchanan outdoors
Conserved land
11%
186 of 1,651 acres
Trails
1.7 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
10
44 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.3 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Bakertown Fen
Managed by Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy
63 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
McCoy Creek Recreation Area
Park
18 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Redbud Riverfront Park
Managed by City of Buchanan
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 10 parks & preserves
E B Clark Woods22 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · City of Buchanan
McCoy Creek Recreation Area18 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Buchanan Commons3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Veteran's Memorial Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Bakertown Fen63 acres · Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy
Redbud Riverfront Park7 acres · City of Buchanan
Stafford Woods Park6 acres · City of Buchanan
Ravish Park6 acres · City of Buchanan
Smith Park4 acres
Kathryn Park1 acres · City of Buchanan
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Buchanan
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in McCoy Creek Recreation Area
Who protects the land
186 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.3 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis5
- Soccer4
- Baseball4
- Basketball3
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Buchanan
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 100 acPrivate Conservation 64 acLocal Recreation Area 21 ac
Showing 1–10 of 11 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakertown FenPrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 64 | Open |
| Andrew's FarmLocal Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Spafford WoodsLocal Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Mccoy Creek ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Redbud ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Memorial ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Sampson ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Smith ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Ravish ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Mccoy Pond ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
War MemorialIn Veteran's Memorial Park · Memorial
Oak Ridge CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Buchanan's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.