Michigan Interactive Website

Resource for boating, fishing, golfing, hiking, canoeing, kayaking, snowmobiling
www.fishweb.com

Hiking Trails

Top of Michigan Trails Council
www.trailscouncil.org

North Country Trails – Harbor Springs, Michigan Chapter
www.northcountrytrail.org

North Central Michigan College, Petoskey Campus
www.ncmich.edu

Bay View Woods
www.bayviewassociation.org

Pioneer Park in Pellston (nature trails and access to Maple River)

Wycamp Lake – north of Cross Village (hiking trails, lake access, fishing)

O’Neal Lake – south of Wilderness State Park (hiking and fishing)

Nature Preserves

Little Traverse Conservancy
See www.landtrust.org for a listing of 15 nature preserves in Emmet County to hike and explore! (Most visited include The Headlands, Goodhart Farms, Thorne Swift, Raunecker, Round Lake, Spring Lake and McCune)

Biking Trails

“The Bike Path” (a.k.a. Little Traverse Wheelway) – Charlevoix to Harbor Springs www.trailscouncil.org – directions
Petoskey-Mackinaw City Trail www.trailscouncil.org – directions

Public Beaches

Petoskey State Park
www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/details.aspx?id=483&type=SPRK

Wilderness State Park

Sturgeon Bay Dunes

Cross Village beach and boat launch

Friendship/Readmond beach in Good Hart (playground, picnic tables and beach)

Zorn Park Harbor Springs (playground, picnic tables and beach)

Zoll Street Beach (Harbor “dog beach”)

Camp Petosega County Park
www.co.emmet.mi.us/parkrec/petosega.htm

Walloon Lake Township Park and Beach

Young State Park (Charlevoix Co.)

Fun Places for Hands-On Learning

Just A Plain Farm
www.justaplainfarm.com
231.537.2302

Oden Fish Hatchery Visitor Center
www.michigan.gov/dnr
231.348.0998

Pond Hill Farm
www.pondhill.com
231.526.FARM

Raven Hill Discovery Center
www.ravenhilldiscoverycenter.org
231.536.3369

Thorneswifte Nature Preserve and Visitor Center
231.526.7661

Campgrounds

Petoskey State Park
www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/details.aspx?id=483&type=SPRK

Wilderness State Park

Young State Park (Charlevoix Co.)

Magnus Park Campground (camping, playground and beach access) – Petoskey, MI

Burt Lake State Park (Cheboygan Co.)

Young State Park (Charlevoix Co.)

Playgrounds

Alanson
Downtown Alanson neighborhood park – across from Marathon gas station

Harbor Springs
Kiwanis Park

Shay & Blackbird Elementary (Shay Ground)

Zorn Park (beach)

Skate Park

Hoyte & Lake Baseball Field

Harbor Beach & Playground

Jean Jardine Park

Zoll Street Beach

Deer Park

Mackinaw City
Arnold Transit Co. Park

Wawatam Park

Old School Park

Shopping Area Playground – Mackinaw Crossings

Elementary School Playground
www.mackinawcity.org

Pellston
Pioneer Park in Pellston

Larks Lake
Larks Lake Township Park (north side of lake)

Petoskey
Spring Lake Park (across from Indian Hills Art Gallery)

Jones Landing, in 2010 (end of Gruler Road, currently vacant land)

Central, Lincoln, Ottawa, and Sheridan Elementary Schools,

Petoskey Waterfront Park

Sledding & Ice Skating

Winter Sports Park in Petoskey

http://www.petoskey.us/component/content/article/116/215-winter-sports-park

Harbor Springs Kiwanis Park & SK8 Park

Pioneer Park in Pellston

Ski Areas

Winter Sports Park in Petoskey (Free skiing/snowboarding hill with rope tow)

http://www.petoskey.us/component/content/article/116/215-winter-sports-park

Nubs Nob
www.nubsnob.com

Boyne Highlands
www.boyne.com/BoyneHighlands

Boyne Mountain (Charlevoix Co.)
www.boyne.com.BoyneMountain

Mt. McSauba (Charlevoix Co.)
www.mtmcsauba.com

Do you know of other area places to go? If so, we’d love to hear about them. Send them to info@gettingkidsoutdoors.org