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Mission Creek Woodland Park
Park
56 acres1.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant, MI parks, trails & bike paths
About 7.5% of Mount Pleasant is conserved land, roughly 372 acres. There are about 5.8 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Mission Creek Woodland Park (1.6 mi), Mill Pond Park (1.2 mi), and Veit's Woods CMU Park (0.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Mount Pleasant, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Mount Pleasant outdoors
Conserved land
7.5%
372 of 4,969 acres
Trails
5.8 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi · 4 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
21
18 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
7.6 mi
1.5 mi lanes · 6.2 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
Mill Pond Park
Park
95 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Veit's Woods CMU Park
Park
44 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Warriner Mall
Park
8 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Pickens Fields
Park
17 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 21 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 21 parks & preserves
Mission Creek Woodland Park56 acres · 1.6 mi of trail
Mill Pond Park95 acres · 1.2 mi of trail
Veit's Woods CMU Park44 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
Warriner Mall8 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Pickens Fields17 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Chipp-A-Water Park75 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Island Park37 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Horizon Park23 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Central Avenue17 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
CMU Disc Golf Course and Field78 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Mount Pleasant
Showing 1–10 of 13 playgrounds
Splash ParkIn Island Park
Timber TownIn Island Park
Unnamed playground in Chipp-A-Water Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Horizon Park
Unnamed playground in Sunnyside Park
Unnamed playground in Sunnyside Park
Unnamed playground in Mill Pond Park
Unnamed playground in Island Park
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
372 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 23 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes1.5 mi
- Off-road bike paths6.2 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis23
- Baseball21
- Soccer9
- Basketball9
- Multi-sport7
- Volleyball5
- Beach volleyball3
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Mount Pleasant
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 308 acConservation Easement 39 acPrivate Recreation or Education 38 acLocal Recreation Area 4 ac
Showing 1–10 of 12 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millpond ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 96 | Open |
| Mission Creek Woodland ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 57 | Open |
| Chipp-A-Waters ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 51 | Open |
| Nelson ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 40 | Open |
| Veits WoodsPrivate Recreation or Education | Other state land | 38 | Open |
| Island ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 32 | Open |
| Sunnyside ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Horizion ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Pickens FieldsLocal Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Yost FieldLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Korean War MemorialIn Island Park · War memorial
Mount Pleasant Indian Industial Boarding SchoolBuilding · 1893
Vietnam Veterans MemorialIn Island Park · Memorial
World War I Veterans MemorialWar memorial
World War II Veterans MemorialWar memorial
Mission Creek CemeteryCemetery
Riverside CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Mount Pleasant'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.