1
Clinton River Oaks Park
Managed by Oakland County Parks and Recreation
195 acres3.3 mi of trail
NottawaseppiRochester LoopLetica Loop
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Rochester
Rochester, MI parks, trails & bike paths
About 17% of Rochester is conserved land, roughly 416 acres. There are about 11 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Clinton River Oaks Park (3.3 mi), Rochester Municipal Park (2.1 mi), and Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve (0.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Rochester, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Rochester outdoors
Conserved land
17%
416 of 2,437 acres
Trails
11 mi
2.9 mi per sq mi · 8 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
12
32 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
13.5 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 13.5 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
Rochester Municipal Park
Park
36 acres2.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
15 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve Trails
Dog rules not recorded
4
Clinton River Trail
Park
30 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Halbach Field
Park
6 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
All 12 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 12 parks & preserves
Clinton River Oaks Park195 acres · 3.3 mi of trail · Oakland County Parks and Recreation
Rochester Municipal Park36 acres · 2.1 mi of trail
Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve15 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
Clinton River Trail30 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Halbach Field6 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Howlett Park11 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Rochester
Paint Creek Trail10 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Elizabeth Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Scott Street Park4 acres
Rochester Community Garden3 acres
Who protects the land
416 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 8 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 lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths13.5 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
- Other Trails (bike route)2 mi
- Main Loop (bike route)0.6 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis9
- Baseball3
- Basketball3
- Volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Rochester and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester | 17.1% | 11.1 mi | 12 |
| Rochester Hills | 9.2% | 55.3 mi | 30 |
| Shelby | 8.9% | 38.1 mi | 17 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Rochester'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.