Davis/Foster Preserve
Managed by Meridian Charter Township
110 acres1.9 mi of trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Outdoors in Okemos
Parks & playgrounds in Okemos
About 5.3% of Okemos is conserved land, roughly 569 acres. There are about 21 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Davis/Foster Preserve (1.9 mi), North Meridian Road Park (1.9 mi), and Legg Park (1.9 mi).
Conserved land
5.3%
569 of 10,824 acres
Trails
21 mi
1.2 mi per sq mi · 9 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
25
22 conserved acres per 1,000 people
Bike routes
8.0 mi
2.3 mi lanes · 4.9 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
7
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This week on the trails
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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
★ What stands out · Things to do
47 places to go in Okemos
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Okemos
22 more playgrounds
16 more on the map.
Dog parks in Okemos
Trails & water
2 named trails and 7 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.2 miHorses · 2.6 miUnpaved · 11.4 mi
Golden Eagle Nature Trail0.2 mi
Hartrick Park Trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Places to walk
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The longest trail network is Davis/Foster Preserve, with 1.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
North Meridian Road Park
Managed by Meridian Township
59 acres1.9 mi of trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Legg Park
Managed by Meridian Charter Township
44 acres1.9 mi of trail
🐕 Dogs on leash
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Ted Black Woods
Managed by Meridian Township
51 acres1.6 mi of trail
🐕 Dogs allowed
Directionsto the trailhead
Tacoma Hills Park
Managed by Meridian Charter Township
21 acres1.4 mi of trail
Golden Eagle Nature Trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Hartrick Park
Managed by Meridian Charter Township
63 acres1.3 mi of trail
Hartrick Park Trail
🐕 Dogs on leash
Directionsto the parking lot
Central Park
Managed by Meridian Charter Township
100 acres1.2 mi of trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Sander Farm Preserved Natural Area
Managed by Meridian Charter Township
35 acres1.2 mi of trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 25 parks & preserves
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Davis/Foster Preserve110 acres · 1.9 mi of trail · Meridian Charter Township
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North Meridian Road Park59 acres · 1.9 mi of trail · Meridian Township
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Sander Farm Preserved Natural Area35 acres · 1.2 mi of trail · Meridian Charter Township
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Southwest Meridian Uplands Preserve59 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Meridian Charter Township
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Foster-Crouse Preserve19 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Meridian Charter Township
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Central Meridian Uplands Preserve63 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Meridian Charter Township
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East Meadows Park9 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
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Serafine Addition of Southwest Uplands Preserve13 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Meridian Charter Township
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Red Cedar Natural Area52 acres · Meridian Charter Township
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Sower Woods Preserve19 acres · Meridian Charter Township
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Mandenberg Woods4 acres · Meridian Charter Township
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Indian Hills Park3 acres · Meridian Charter Township
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Ottawa Hills Park3 acres · Meridian Charter Township
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Newman Equities Preserve2 acres · Meridian Charter Township
Biking & sports
8.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
4.9 mi
off-road bike paths
0.9 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
38Tennis
15Soccer
14Basketball
13Baseball
5Beach volleyball
4Softball
3Football
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
Who protects it
569 conserved acres
Who manages Okemos’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city517 ac
Private owners52 ac
Local Park · 299 acLocal Conservation Area · 155 acLocal Recreation Area · 63 acPrivate Park · 52 ac
The biggest protected places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy Moore Park Local Park | Town or city | 116 | Open |
| Meridian Road Park Local Park | Town or city | 65 | Open |
| Riverdowns Natural Area Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 64 | Closed |
| Hartrick Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 63 | Open |
| Indian Hills Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 52 | Restricted |
| Van Atta Woods Park Local Park | Town or city | 43 | Open |
| Sanford Natural Area Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 43 | Closed |
| Meridian Riverfront Park Local Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Sander Property Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 27 | Open |
| Ferguson Park Local Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
History along the way
History →5 old cemeteries
Next door
Okemos and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved | Parks |
|---|---|---|
| Okemos | 5.3% | 25 |
| Haslett | 8.9% | 26 |
| Lansing | 7.9% | 106 |
| Meridian | 8.3% | 53 |
| East Lansing | 10.3% | 27 |
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Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Okemos neighbors.
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Trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US. Measured against the Census town boundary. Forecast: National Weather Service.
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.