1
Begg Park
Park
22 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Springfield
Springfield, MI parks, trails & bike paths
About 3.1% of Springfield is conserved land, roughly 72 acres. Springfield has 5 named parks and preserves on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Springfield, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Springfield outdoors
Conserved land
3.1%
72 of 2,335 acres
Trails
0.3 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
5
14 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
2.3 mi
0.1 mi lanes · 2.3 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
Rothchild Park
Park
16 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Upton Park of Springfield
Park
6 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Freedom Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Dog parks in Springfield
Springfield Dog ParkIn Rothchild Park
Who protects the land
72 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 lanes0.1 mi
- Off-road bike paths2.3 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis5
- Baseball2
- Basketball1
- Soccer1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Springfield
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 37 acConservation Easement 23 acPrivate Park 11 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Begg ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Springbrook Golf CoursePrivate Park | Private owners | 11 | Restricted |
| Upton ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Rothchild ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Freedon ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Carol B Hinton ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Reese CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Springfield and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield | 3.1% | 0.3 mi | 5 |
| Bedford | 1.1% | 4.1 mi | 2 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Springfield'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.