1
Ottawa Sands County Park
Park
319 acres3.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Ferrysburg
Ferrysburg, MI parks, trails & bike paths
About 16% of Ferrysburg is conserved land, roughly 374 acres. There are about 9.6 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Ottawa Sands County Park (3.7 mi), Coast Guard Park (2.1 mi), and North Ottawa Dunes County Park (1.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Ferrysburg, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Ferrysburg outdoors
Conserved land
16%
374 of 2,286 acres
Trails
9.6 mi
2.7 mi per sq mi · 5 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
9
126 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
8.1 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 7.7 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
Coast Guard Park
Park
71 acres2.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
North Ottawa Dunes County Park
Park
73 acres1.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
Ferrysburg Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
42 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 9 parks & preserves
Ottawa Sands County Park319 acres · 3.7 mi of trail
Coast Guard Park71 acres · 2.1 mi of trail
North Ottawa Dunes County Park73 acres · 1.9 mi of trail
Ferrysburg Nature Preserve42 acres · 1.2 mi of trail
North Beach Park19 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Ferry Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Fire Barn Park4 acres
West Michigan Underwater Preserve3 acres
Sunnyside Park1 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Scenic views in Ferrysburg
Wetland Viewing AreaIn Ottawa Sands County Park
Unnamed scenic view in North Ottawa Dunes County Park
Unnamed scenic view in North Ottawa Dunes County Park
Unnamed scenic view in North Ottawa Dunes County Park
Unnamed scenic view in North Ottawa Dunes County Park
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Who protects the land
374 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1 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 lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths7.7 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.4 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis9
- Basketball4
- Soccer3
- Baseball3
- Beach volleyball2
- Pickleball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Ferrysburg
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 335 acLocal Conservation Area 37 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Sands County ParkLocal Park | County | 322 | Open |
| Ferrysburg Nature PreserveLocal Conservation Area | Town or city | 37 | Open |
| North Beach ParkLocal Park | County | 6 | Open |
| Fire Barn ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Ferry ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Nearby
Ferrysburg and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrysburg | 16.4% | 9.6 mi | 9 |
| Spring Lake | 8.3% | 39.2 mi | 17 |
| Spring Lake | 3.4% | 2.2 mi | 4 |
| Grand Haven | 10.4% | 15.6 mi | 21 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Ferrysburg'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.