1
Pere Marquette State Forest - Traverse City Unit
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1,377 acres3.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo MDOT Park & Ride - Traverse City West
Outdoors · Kasson
Kasson, MI parks, trails & bike paths
About 3.1% of Kasson is conserved land, roughly 722 acres. There are about 11 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Pere Marquette State Forest - Traverse City Unit (3.4 mi), Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (2.3 mi), and Myles Kimmerly Park (1.1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Kasson, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Kasson outdoors
Conserved land
3.1%
722 of 23,075 acres
Trails
11 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi · 3 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
5
419 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
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
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Managed by National Park Service
553 acres2.3 mi of trail
Kettles TrailLanham Road Connector
Dogs usually limitedNational parks restrict dogs on most trails. Check posted rules
3
Myles Kimmerly Park
Managed by Leelanau County
172 acres1.1 mi of trail
The Patrick Hobbins Hiking Trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
Armstrong Lake Public Water Access Site
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
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 Kasson
Armstrong Lake Boat LaunchIn Armstrong Lake Public Water Access Site
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 10.8 mi
- Kettles Trail2.0 mi
- The Patrick Hobbins Hiking Trail1.1 mi
- South Greenway Trail0.6 mi
- South Oak Hill Trail0.2 mi
- Lanham Road Connector0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Showing 1–10 of 12 places
Armstrong LakelakeBow LakeBright LakelakeCook LakeCourson LakelakeDavis LakelakeGilbert LakeHart LakePolack LakelakePothole Lakepond
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
722 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 38 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 paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball6
- Soccer5
- Tennis4
- Equestrian2
- Basketball2
- Football1
- Beach volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Kasson
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Lakeshore or Seashore 551 acLocal Park 132 acConservation Easement 38 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleeping Bear Dunes National LakeshoreNational Lakeshore or Seashore | National Park Service | 551 | Open |
| Miles Kimmerly ParkLocal Park | County | 132 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
East Kasson CemeteryCemetery
Kasson CemeteryCemetery
Nash-Pettengill CemeteryCemetery
Rose Hill CemeteryCemetery
Round Top CemeteryCemetery
Saint Rita CemeteryCemetery
Wilson CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Kasson and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Kasson'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.