1
MK Conklin Park
Managed by Clinton Township
20 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Croton
Croton, MI parks, trails & bike paths
About 9.9% of Croton is conserved land, roughly 2,295 acres. There are about 27 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Croton, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Croton outdoors
Conserved land
9.9%
2,295 of 23,149 acres
Trails
27 mi
0.8 mi per sq mi · 8 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
4
669 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 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.
2
Pine Street Access
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Charles Besemer Muskegon River Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Bills Lake Public Access
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Boat launches in Croton
Bills Lake Public Boat LaunchIn Bills Lake Public Access
Charles Besemer Muskegon River Park Boat LaunchIn Charles Besemer Muskegon River Park
Pine Street Boat Launch
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 9.3 mi
- North Country National Scenic Trail1.5 mi
- Forest Road 92320.4 mi
- Wren0.3 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
2,295 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis4
- Baseball1
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Croton
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Forest 2,151 acLocal Recreation Area 69 acLocal Park 39 acLocal Conservation Area 36 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manistee National ForestNational Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 2,151 | Open |
| Camp CalvaryLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 69 | Open |
| Sailors Virgin Pine ForestLocal Conservation Area | Town or city | 36 | Open |
| Croton Township ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 26 | Open |
| Kimble ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Conklin ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Christian Plains CemeteryCemetery
Croton CemeteryCemetery
Gulp CemeteryCemetery
Oak Grove CemeteryCemetery
Prairie CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Croton and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croton | 9.9% | 27.4 mi | 4 |
| Big Prairie | 16.5% | 43.9 mi | 4 |
| Ensley | 0.2% | 1.4 mi | 1 |
| Brooks | 23.2% | 27.2 mi | 7 |
| Reynolds | 10.1% | 8.6 mi | 5 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Croton'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.