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Copper Country State Forest - Crystal Falls Unit
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
62,454 acres138.5 mi of trail
North Wells Grade
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Felch
Felch, MI parks, trails & bike paths
About 68% of Felch is conserved land, roughly 62,744 acres. There are about 185 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Copper Country State Forest - Crystal Falls Unit (138.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Felch, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Felch outdoors
Conserved land
68%
62,744 of 91,988 acres
Trails
185 mi
1.3 mi per sq mi · 140 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
6
named on the map
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
Spring Hill School Forest
Managed by Felch Township Schools
431 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Escanaba River State Forest - Gwinn Unit (South)
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
45 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Forests for the Future #7 Conservation Reserve
Managed by Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy
35 acres0.2 mi of trail
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 Felch
Gene's s Pond Boat LaunchIn Copper Country State Forest - Crystal Falls Unit
Pickerel Lake Boat LaunchIn Copper Country State Forest - Crystal Falls Unit
Six Mile Lake Boat Launch
Solberg Lake Boat LaunchIn Copper Country State Forest - Crystal Falls Unit
Unnamed boat launch in Norway Lake Township Park
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 7.8 mi
- North Wells Grade2.8 mi
- Felch Grade ORV Route2.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Showing 1–10 of 16 places
Gene's PondGroveland MinereservoirHorseshoe LakelakeLittle Mud LakelakeMud LakeNorway LakeO"Neil LakePickerel LakelakeSixmile LakelakeSolberg Lakelake
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
62,744 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
- Baseball2
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Felch
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 62,701 acPrivate Recreation or Education 44 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Falls State Forest AreaState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 58,554 | Open |
| Genes Pond Flooding State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 3,431 | Open |
| Felch Mountain Flooding State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 715 | Open |
| Baker Hunting CampPrivate Recreation or Education | Private owners | 44 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Felch CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Felch and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felch | 68.2% | 185.1 mi | 6 |
| Sagola | 37.2% | 140.6 mi | 5 |
| Breen | 22.7% | 65.3 mi | 4 |
| West Branch | 77.4% | 74.9 mi | 3 |
| Norway | 60.9% | 143.3 mi | 4 |
| Ely | 5.6% | 102.1 mi | 5 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Felch'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 47.3-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.