Local scoop
The trail starts here
Richmond is a small city, 5,878 people on under three square miles, and it's where the Macomb Orchard Trail begins or ends, depending on which way you're walking. Good for walks, and good for coming home to a clean yard.
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Where Richmond dogs roam
The Macomb Orchard Trail starts, or ends, at Division Road and Main Street, so you can begin a walk right in town and head west toward Armada. The county wants pets leashed on its trails, and bags in your pocket.
Closer to home, Beebe Street Memorial Park has a hike and bike trail that loops about eight-tenths of a mile around the park, which closes after sunset. City code requires dogs in public parks to be on a leash no longer than eight feet, and it expects you to carry something to pick up with. After the walk, the yard is our job.
Beebe Street Memorial Park
Leashed dogs welcome
69310 Beebe St., with a hike/bike trail of about 0.8 mile around the perimeter; closed after sunset. Leash of 8 feet or less.
Macomb Orchard Trail
Leashed dogs welcome
The county's 24-mile paved rail trail ends at Division Road and Main Street. Pets leashed; bring bags.
A compact city, mostly owner-occupied
Richmond is compact, with roughly 2,000 residents per square mile, and about three in four occupied homes are lived in by their owners.
For a city lot, pricing is quick: up to an acre and up to four dogs, you'll see your price online in about 30 seconds. One dog usually fits every other week. Two dogs, or a yard the kids actually use, tends to call for weekly, and twice a week is there for busy households.
A town on a watershed divide
Richmond sits on a watershed divide. USGS maps put most of the city in the Belle River watershed, part of the St. Clair basin, and the southern part in the Salt River watershed, which drains toward Lake St. Clair. The Gillett Drain runs through town on the Belle River side.
The EPA lists pet waste among the sources of bacteria and nutrients in urban runoff. When it rains, what's on the lawn doesn't stay there. Bag it, and it can't wash down the storm drain.
The local rule: If your dog goes on public property, or on someone else's property without permission, remove it right away, and carry a bag or container for it. Violations are civil infractions. (Richmond Code Sec. 14-10, Sec. 14-11)
