Outdoors · Eagle Harbor
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About 78% of Eagle Harbor is conserved land, roughly 268,887 acres. There are about 223 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Isle Royale Wilderness (81.3 mi), Keweenaw Heartlands (28.6 mi), and Eagle Harbor Conservation and Recreation Area (7.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Eagle Harbor, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
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Conserved land
78%
268,887 of 346,415 acres
Trails
223 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi · 134 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
27
named on the map
Bike routes
5.1 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 5.1 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.
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Conserved land, trails & bike routes
🏖️ Agate Beach 🏖️ Carnelian Beach 🏖️ Great Sand Bay Conservation and Recreation Area 🏖️ Unnamed beach in Keweenaw Underwater Preserve 🏖️ Unnamed beach 🏖️ Unnamed beach 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛶 Eagle Harbor Boat Launch 🛶 Eagle Harbor Boat Launch 🛶 Gratiot Lake Boat Launch 🛶 Lake Bailey Boat Launch 🛶 Unnamed boat launch 🛶 Unnamed boat launch in Keweenaw Underwater Preserve 🛶 Unnamed boat launch in Keweenaw Underwater Preserve 🛶 Unnamed boat launch 🛶 Unnamed boat launch in Keweenaw Underwater Preserve 🛶 Unnamed boat launch in Keweenaw Underwater Preserve 💧 Silver Falls 🔭 Grace Creek Overlook 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Brockway Mountain Conservation and Recreation Area 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Brockway Mountain Conservation and Recreation Area 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Brockway Mountain Conservation and Recreation Area 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Brockway Mountain Conservation and Recreation Area 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in James H. Klipfel Memorial Nature Sanctuary at Brockway Mountain 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Sharon E. Johnson Memorial Nature Sanctuary 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in John J. Helstrom Nature Sanctuary 🔭 Unnamed scenic view 🔭 Unnamed scenic view 🔭 Unnamed scenic view ⛰️ Mount Horace Greeley ⛰️ Mount Desor ⛰️ Ishpeming Point ⛰️ Sugar Mountain ⛰️ Brockway Mountain ⛰️ Mount Lookout 🧺 Unnamed picnic area 🧺 Unnamed picnic area 🧺 Unnamed picnic area 🧺 Unnamed picnic area 🏕️ Beaver Island Campground 🏕️ Feldtmann Lake 🏕️ Grace Island 🏕️ Hatchet Lake 🏕️ Hay Bay Campground 🏕️ Huginnin Cove Campground 🏕️ Island Mine Campground 🏕️ Little Todd 🏕️ Malone Bay Campground 🏕️ North Lake Desor 🏕️ Siskiwit Bay 🏕️ South Lake Desor Campground 🏕️ Todd Harbor 🏕️ Washington Creek Campground 🏕️ Unnamed campground in Isle Royale Wilderness 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
1 Isle Royale Wilderness Managed by National Park Service
86,428 acres81.3 mi of trail
Minong Ridge Trail Greenstone Ridge Trail Feldtmann Ridge Trail Feldtmann Lake Trail Ishpeming Trail
🐕 Dogs usually limitedNational parks restrict dogs on most trails. Check posted rules
No trailhead mapped yet Show on map
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2 Keweenaw Heartlands Managed by The Nature Conservancy
5,407 acres28.6 mi of trail
🐕 Dogs usually not allowedTypical for Nature Conservancy preserves. Check posted rules
No trailhead mapped yet Show on map
3 Eagle Harbor Conservation and Recreation Area Managed by Eagle Harbor Township
1,029 acres7.2 mi of trail
Dorothy & Fritz Carlton Loop Wellhead Loop Great Sand Bay Loop Clark's Sand Bay Trail Shadow's Shortcut
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
4 Helmut & Candis Stern Preserve at Mt. Baldy Managed by The Nature Conservancy
1,731 acres4.7 mi of trail
Nicole Bloom Memorial Trail
🐕 No dogsMapped in OpenStreetMap
5 Isle Royale National Park Managed by National Park Service
87,019 acres4.2 mi of trail
Feldtmann Lake Trail Feldtmann Ridge Trail Windigo Nature Trail Greenstone Ridge Trail Siskiwit Bay Access Trail
🐕 Dogs usually limitedNational parks restrict dogs on most trails. Check posted rules
No trailhead mapped yet Show on map
Website
6 Lake Bailey Wildlife Sanctuary Managed by Michigan Audubon Society
346 acres1.4 mi of trail
🐕 Dogs usually not allowedTypical for Audubon sanctuaries. Check posted rules
No trailhead mapped yet Show on map
Website
7 Gratiot Lake Preserve Managed by Gratiot Lake Conservancy
458 acres1.3 mi of trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet Show on map
Website
8 John J. Helstrom Nature Sanctuary Managed by Michigan Nature Association
122 acres1 mi of trail
Helstrom Loop Helstrom Access Johnson Spur
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
All 27 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 27 parks & preserves
🌲 Isle Royale Wilderness 86,428 acres · 81.3 mi of trail · National Park Service
🌲 Keweenaw Heartlands 5,407 acres · 28.6 mi of trail · The Nature Conservancy
🌲 Eagle Harbor Conservation and Recreation Area 1,029 acres · 7.2 mi of trail · Eagle Harbor Township
🌲 Helmut & Candis Stern Preserve at Mt. Baldy 1,731 acres · 4.7 mi of trail · The Nature Conservancy
🌲 Isle Royale National Park 87,019 acres · 4.2 mi of trail · National Park Service
🌲 Lake Bailey Wildlife Sanctuary 346 acres · 1.4 mi of trail · Michigan Audubon Society
🌲 Gratiot Lake Preserve 458 acres · 1.3 mi of trail · Gratiot Lake Conservancy
🌲 John J. Helstrom Nature Sanctuary 122 acres · 1 mi of trail · Michigan Nature Association
🌲 Brockway Mountain Drive Sanctuary 407 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · Michigan Audubon Society
🌲 James H. Klipfel Memorial Nature Sanctuary at Brockway Mountain 163 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · Michigan Nature Association
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Campgrounds in Eagle Harbor Show all on map
Showing 1–10 of 15 campgrounds
🏕️ Beaver Island Campground In Isle Royale Wilderness
🏕️ Feldtmann Lake In Isle Royale Wilderness
🏕️ Grace Island In Isle Royale Wilderness
🏕️ Hatchet Lake In Isle Royale Wilderness
🏕️ Hay Bay Campground Hours: Jun 1-Sep Mo[1] · United States National Park Service
🏕️ Huginnin Cove Campground In Isle Royale Wilderness
🏕️ Island Mine Campground Hours: Jun 1-Sep Mo[1] · In Isle Royale Wilderness
🏕️ Malone Bay Campground In Isle Royale National Park · United States National Park Service
🏕️ North Lake Desor In Isle Royale Wilderness
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 36.6 mi
Showing 1–10 of 25 trails
Minong Ridge Trail 21.0 mi Greenstone Ridge Trail 20.3 mi Feldtmann Ridge Trail 10.1 mi Feldtmann Lake Trail 9.0 mi Ishpeming Trail 6.8 mi Island Mine Trail 4.8 mi Dorothy & Fritz Carlton Loop 3.7 mi East Huginnin Cove Trail 3.1 mi Nicole Bloom Memorial Trail 3.1 mi West Huginnin Cove Trail 3.0 mi Water
Lakes & rivers
Showing 1–10 of 24 places
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Who protects the land
268,887 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
National Park Service
258,826 ac Land trusts & nonprofits
8,860 ac Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 81 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 lanes 0.0 mi Off-road bike paths 5.1 mi Shoulders & shared lanes 0.0 mi
Courts & fields Basketball 2 Baseball 2 Beach volleyball 1 Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Eagle Harbor
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Park 258,826 ac Private Conservation 8,748 ac Local Park 784 ac Local Conservation Area 387 ac State Conservation Area 61 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
Place Managed by Acres Public access
Isle Royale National Park National Park National Park Service 258,826 Open Keweenaw Heartlands Private Conservation Land trusts & nonprofits 5,275 Open Helmut And Candis Stern Preserve @ Mt. Baldy Private Conservation Land trusts & nonprofits 1,752 Open Lake Bailey Sanctuary Private Conservation Land trusts & nonprofits 407 Open Nature Preserve Local Conservation Area Town or city 367 Open Coastal Recreation Area Local Park Town or city 367 Open John J. Helstrom Private Conservation Land trusts & nonprofits 285 Open County of Keweenaw Park Local Park County 265 Open Mary Lizzadro Parcel Private Conservation Land trusts & nonprofits 244 Open Brockway Mountain Sanctuary Private Conservation Land trusts & nonprofits 224 Open
History
Historic places to visit
🏛️ Haytown Mine In Isle Royale Wilderness · Mine
🏛️ Island Mine In Isle Royale Wilderness · Mine
🏛️ Eagle Harbor Light Heritage
🏛️ Rock of Ages Lighthouse In Isle Royale Wilderness · Heritage · 1910
🪦 Isle Royale Cemetery Cemetery
Nearby
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Conditions & tips from neighbors
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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 203-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.
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