1
Elbert Dunes South Natural Area
Managed by Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy
62 acres1.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Gilmore
Gilmore, MI parks, trails & bike paths
About 13% of Gilmore is conserved land, roughly 597 acres. There are about 2.8 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 Gilmore, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Gilmore outdoors
Conserved land
13%
597 of 4,772 acres
Trails
2.8 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
6
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
Betsie River State Game Area
Nature preserve
442 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Historic Elberta Waterfront Park
Park
10 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
Green Point Dunes Nature Preserve
Managed by Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy
3 acres0.2 mi of trail
Green Point
Dog rules not recorded
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Peaks in Gilmore
Elberta Bluffs702 ft elevation
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 2.2 mi
- Green Point0.2 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
597 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 20 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 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 Gilmore
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 453 acUnknown 119 acAgricultural Easement 117 acUnknown Easement 19 acLocal Park 5 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betsie River State Game AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 444 | Open |
| Fruithaven, Nanni FarmUnknown | State Department of Land | 47 | Open |
| Fruithaven, Heavens to Betsie FarmUnknown | State Department of Land | 39 | Open |
| Fruithaven, Scott FarmUnknown | State Department of Land | 32 | Open |
| 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
Gilmore CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Gilmore and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilmore | 12.5% | 2.8 mi | 6 |
| Elberta | 2.1% | 2.6 mi | 4 |
| Frankfort | 3.2% | 0.2 mi | 6 |
| Crystal Lake | 4.6% | 3.9 mi | 6 |
| Blaine | 32.5% | 15.4 mi | 7 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Gilmore'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.