1
Mackinaw State Forest - Gaylord Unit
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
438 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
Outdoors · Inverness
Inverness, MI parks, trails & bike paths
About 1.3% of Inverness is conserved land, roughly 308 acres. There are about 22 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Mackinaw State Forest - Gaylord Unit (0.9 mi) and Wendy O'Neil Memorial Nature Preserve (0.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Inverness, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Inverness outdoors
Conserved land
1.3%
308 of 23,600 acres
Trails
22 mi
0.6 mi per sq mi · 1 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
6
168 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
7.6 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 7.6 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
Wendy O'Neil Memorial Nature Preserve
Managed by Little Traverse Conservancy
168 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
3
John J. Helstrom Nature Preserve at Mud Lake Bog Nature Preserve
Managed by Little Traverse Conservancy
37 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
4
Tromble Family Nature Preserve
Managed by Little Traverse Conservancy
37 acres
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.
Boat launches in Inverness
Mullet Lake Village Public Boat LaunchIn Mullet Lake Village Boating Access Site
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Unnamed boat launch in The Forks Boating Access Site
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Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
308 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 6 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 paths7.6 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis3
- Basketball1
- Baseball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Inverness
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Private Conservation 245 acPrivate Park 56 acConservation Easement 6 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wendy Oneil MemorialPrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 171 | Open |
| Mullett Lake Country ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 56 | Restricted |
| Tromble FamilyPrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 39 | Open |
| John J. Helstrom Nature Preserve at Mud Lake BogPrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 35 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Maple Grove CemeteryCemetery
Mount Calvary Polish CemeteryCemetery
Polish CemeteryCemetery
Riggsville CemeteryCemetery
Saint John's German Lutheran CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Inverness and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Inverness'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 21.2-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.