1
Island Park
Managed by City of Alpena
18 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Alpena
Alpena, MI parks, trails & bike paths
About 4% of Alpena is conserved land, roughly 224 acres. There are about 3.9 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Island Park (1.4 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Alpena, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Alpena outdoors
Conserved land
4%
224 of 5,628 acres
Trails
3.9 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
16
22 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
15.5 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 15.5 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
Mich-e-ke-wis Park
Managed by City of Alpena
17 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Managed by National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration;State of Michigan
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
4
Duck Park
Managed by City of Alpena
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
All 16 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 16 parks & preserves
Island Park18 acres · 1.4 mi of trail · City of Alpena
Mich-e-ke-wis Park17 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · City of Alpena
Botanical Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Amrize
Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary18 acres · National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration;State of Michigan
Duck Park11 acres · City of Alpena
Bay View Park11 acres · City of Alpena
Starlite Beach8 acres · City of Alpena
Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Trail4 acres · City of Alpena
Washington Avenue Park4 acres · City of Alpena
Arthur E. Sytek Park2 acres · City of Alpena
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Alpena
Showing 1–10 of 18 playgrounds
Bay View Park PlaygroundIn Bay View Park
Lafarge Fossil Park
Starlite Beach PlaygroundIn Starlite Beach
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
224 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 39 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 paths15.5 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball15
- Basketball14
- Tennis11
- Pickleball3
- Beach volleyball2
- Softball2
- Soccer1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Alpena
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 108 acLocal Recreation Area 65 acConservation Easement 38 acState Conservation Area 10 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpena FairgroundsLocal Recreation Area | County | 38 | Restricted |
| Athletic FieldsLocal Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Mick-E-Ke-Wis ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Island ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Mcrae ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Bay View ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Duck ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| MNRTF Parcel 57State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 10 | Restricted |
| Starlite BeachLocal Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| County Soccer ComplexLocal Recreation Area | County | 8 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Alpena County CourthousePlaque
George N. Fletcher Commemorative MarkerPlaque
St. Bernard Catholic ChurchPlaque
The Daniel Carter FamilyPlaque
Evergreen CemeteryCemetery
Grace Lutheran CemeteryCemetery
Hebrew Benevolent Society CemeteryCemetery
Holy Cross CemeteryCemetery
Pine Grove CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Alpena'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.