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Deford State Game Area
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
5,264 acres2.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Ellington
Ellington, MI parks, trails & bike paths
About 24% of Ellington is conserved land, roughly 5,513 acres. There are about 3.1 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Deford State Game Area (2.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Ellington, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Ellington outdoors
Conserved land
24%
5,513 of 22,677 acres
Trails
3.1 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi · 3 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
1
4,811 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 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.
Who protects the land
5,513 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 paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Ellington
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 5,369 acLocal Other or Unknown 65 acPrivate Recreation or Education 41 acPrivate Park 37 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deford State Game AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 5,369 | Open |
| Gravel PitLocal Other or Unknown | County | 65 | Closed |
| Camping NomadsPrivate Recreation or Education | Private owners | 41 | Open |
| Oak Valley Hunt ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 37 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Ellington CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Ellington and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Ellington'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.