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Kesling Nature Preserve
Managed by Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy
60 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Three Oaks
Three Oaks, MI parks, trails & bike paths
About 2.7% of Three Oaks is conserved land, roughly 398 acres. There are about 1.1 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Three Oaks, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Three Oaks outdoors
Conserved land
2.7%
398 of 14,949 acres
Trails
1.1 mi
0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
7
180 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
1.1 mi
1.1 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.
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Three Oaks Conservation Area
Managed by Three Oaks Township
37 acres
Dog rules not recorded
3
Watkins Memorial Park
Managed by Village of Three Oaks
29 acres
Dog rules not recorded
4
Warren Woods State Park
Nature preserve
3 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.
Playgrounds in Three Oaks
Timber Town PlaygroundIn Watkins Memorial Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Dillard Park
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
398 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 62 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 lanes1.1 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball5
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Three Oaks
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Private Recreation or Education 157 acLocal Park 120 acPrivate Conservation 52 acConservation Easement 45 acForest Stewardship Easement 18 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soni Springs CampPrivate Recreation or Education | Private owners | 157 | Open |
| Three Oaks Township ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 70 | Open |
| Kesling Nature PreservePrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 52 | Open |
| Forest Lawn Road ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 50 | Open |
| Warren Woods State ParkState Park | State parks | 4 | Open |
| Chikaming TownshipLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Forest Lawn CemeteryCemetery
Shedd CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Three Oaks and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Oaks | 2.7% | 1.1 mi | 7 |
| New Buffalo | 7% | 16.1 mi | 9 |
| Chikaming | 12.2% | 34.0 mi | 19 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Three Oaks'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.