Outdoors · Glen Arbor
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About 33% of Glen Arbor is conserved land, roughly 18,244 acres. There are about 79 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (48.9 mi), Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness (21.6 mi), and Palmer Woods (5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Glen Arbor, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
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Conserved land
33%
18,244 of 55,648 acres
Trails
79 mi
0.9 mi per sq mi · 75 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
7
named on the map
Bike routes
22.5 mi
2.6 mi lanes · 19.9 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
🏖️ Unnamed beach 🏖️ Unnamed beach in Manitou Passage Underwater Preserve 🏖️ Unnamed beach in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore 🏖️ Unnamed beach in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore 🏖️ Unnamed beach in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore 🛝 Unnamed playground in Glen Arbor Township Park 🛝 Unnamed playground in Glen Arbor Township Park 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛶 Unnamed boat launch 🛶 Unnamed boat launch 🛶 Unnamed boat launch in Manitou Passage Underwater Preserve 🛶 Unnamed boat launch in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore 🔭 Big Glen Lookout 🔭 Islands Lookout 🔭 Lookout Point 🔭 Overlook Cottenwood Trail 🔭 Sleeping Bear Point 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Miller Hill Overlook 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore ⛰️ The Sleeping Bear ⛰️ Unnamed peak in Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness ⛰️ Prospect Hill 🧺 Unnamed picnic area in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore 🧺 Unnamed picnic area in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore 🏕️ D. H. Day Group Campground 🏕️ D.H. Day Campground 🏕️ Group Campground 🏕️ Sleeping Bear National Lake Shore - Bay Campground 🏕️ Sleeping Bear National Lake Shore - Popple Campground 🏕️ Sleeping Bear National Lake Shore - Popple Campground 🏕️ Sleeping Bear National Lake Shore - Weather Station Campground 1 2 3 4
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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 Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Managed by National Park Service
17,745 acres48.9 mi of trail
Advanced Trail Intermediate Trail Bay View Trail (High Trail) Alligator Hill Hiking & Ski Trail Valley View Campground trail
🐕 Dogs usually limitedNational parks restrict dogs on most trails. Check posted rules
2 Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness Managed by National Park Service
7,118 acres21.6 mi of trail
Sleeping Bear Point Trail Dune Trail Grand Boulevard Bone Boat Trail Dunes Hike
🐕 Dogs usually limitedNational parks restrict dogs on most trails. Check posted rules
3 Palmer Woods Managed by Leelanu Conservancy
484 acres5 mi of trail
Price Valley Trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
4 Glen Lake Ridgeline Managed by Leelanau Conservancy
18 acres0.3 mi of trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet Show on map
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Campgrounds in Glen Arbor Show all on map
🏕️ D. H. Day Group Campground Fee · In Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
🏕️ D.H. Day Campground In Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
🏕️ Group Campground In Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness
🏕️ Sleeping Bear National Lake Shore - Bay Campground In Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness
🏕️ Sleeping Bear National Lake Shore - Popple Campground In Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness
🏕️ Sleeping Bear National Lake Shore - Popple Campground In Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness
🏕️ Sleeping Bear National Lake Shore - Weather Station Campground In Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 0.6 mi Unpaved 59.7 mi
Showing 1–10 of 25 trails
Advanced Trail 2.3 mi Intermediate Trail 2.2 mi Sleeping Bear Point Trail 2.0 mi Bay View Trail (High Trail) 2.0 mi Dune Trail 1.8 mi Alligator Hill Hiking & Ski Trail 1.6 mi Valley View Campground trail 1.5 mi Price Valley Trail 1.5 mi Cottonwood Trail 1.4 mi Farms Trail 1.3 mi Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
18,244 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
National Park Service
17,735 ac Land trusts & nonprofits
478 ac Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 3,607 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 2.6 mi Off-road bike paths 19.9 mi Shoulders & shared lanes 0.0 mi
Courts & fields Tennis 29 Basketball 5 Pickleball 3 Baseball 1 Soccer 1 Equestrian 1 Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Glen Arbor
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Lakeshore or Seashore 14,129 ac Conservation Easement 3,607 ac Private Conservation 478 ac Private Park 29 ac Local Park 5 ac
Place Managed by Acres Public access
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore National Lakeshore or Seashore National Park Service 14,129 Open Palmer Woods Forest Reserve Private Conservation Land trusts & nonprofits 478 Open Homestead Resort Golf Course Private Park Private owners 29 Restricted Township Park Local Park Town or city 5 Open
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 24 places
🏛️ Barn foundation In Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore · Ruins
🏛️ Carsten Burfiend Farm In Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore · Building
🏛️ Carsten Burfiend Farm In Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore · Building
🏛️ Charles Olsen Farm In Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore · Building
🏛️ DH Day Charcoal Kilns In Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore · Building
🏛️ Glen Arbor Grist Mill Building
🏛️ Historic Log Cabin In Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore · Building
🏛️ James Sheridan Farm In Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness · Ruins
🏛️ Johntson House In Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore · Building
Nearby
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Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Town Conserved Trails Parks & preserves
Glen Arbor 32.8% 78.5 mi 7 Cleveland 23.5% 29.8 mi 12 Empire 33.8% 34.3 mi 10
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Glen Arbor'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 42-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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