1
Elbert Dunes South Natural Area
Managed by Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy
63 acres1.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Elberta
Elberta, MI parks, trails & bike paths
About 2.1% of Elberta is conserved land, roughly 13 acres. There are about 2.6 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Elbert Dunes South Natural Area (1.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Elberta, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Elberta outdoors
Conserved land
2.1%
13 of 642 acres
Trails
2.6 mi
2.6 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
4
named on the map
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.5 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
Historic Elberta Waterfront Park
Park
9 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Dudley Penfold Memorial Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Anderson Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Peaks in Elberta
Elberta Bluffs702 ft elevation
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
13 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 paths0.5 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Basketball1
- Baseball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Elberta
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 9 acLocal Park 5 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| MNRTF Parcel 1State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 9 | Restricted |
| Waterfront ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Frankfort Iron WorksIn Historic Elberta Waterfront Park · Ruins
Nearby
Elberta and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elberta | 2.1% | 2.6 mi | 4 |
| Gilmore | 12.5% | 2.8 mi | 6 |
| Frankfort | 3.2% | 0.2 mi | 6 |
| Crystal Lake | 4.6% | 3.9 mi | 6 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Elberta'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.