1
Ross Coastal Plain Marsh Preserve
Managed by The Nature Conservancy
1,273 acres1.6 mi of trail
Dogs usually not allowedTypical for Nature Conservancy preserves. Check posted rules
Outdoors · Covert
Covert, MI parks, trails & bike paths
About 7.9% of Covert is conserved land, roughly 1,760 acres. There are about 7.3 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Ross Coastal Plain Marsh Preserve (1.6 mi) and Barvicks Sand Dune Nature Sanctuary (0.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Covert, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Covert outdoors
Conserved land
7.9%
1,760 of 22,257 acres
Trails
7.3 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 3 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
9
703 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
5.8 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 5.8 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
Barvicks Sand Dune Nature Sanctuary
Managed by Michigan Nature Association
35 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Van Buren State Park
Park
66 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
Dunes Parkway Preserve
Managed by Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy
62 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 9 parks & preserves
Ross Coastal Plain Marsh Preserve1,273 acres · 1.6 mi of trail · The Nature Conservancy
Barvicks Sand Dune Nature Sanctuary35 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · Michigan Nature Association
Van Buren State Park66 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Covert Park44 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Covert Township
Covert Community Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Covert Township
Dunes Parkway Preserve62 acres · Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy
Wintergreen Woods26 acres · Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy
Winterberry Woods14 acres · Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy
Southwest Michigan Underwater Preserve1 acres
Who protects the land
1,760 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 41 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 15 parcels. 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 paths5.8 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis6
- Baseball2
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Covert and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covert | 7.9% | 7.3 mi | 9 |
| Coloma | 0.6% | 0.0 mi | 2 |
| South Haven | 5.4% | 3.2 mi | 7 |
| Bangor | 0% | 3.9 mi | 1 |
| Hagar | 3.9% | 5.9 mi | 2 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Covert'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 21.3-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.