Outdoors · Leland
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About 21% of Leland is conserved land, roughly 19,273 acres. There are about 42 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness (31.5 mi), Houdek Dunes Natural Area (4 mi), and Clay Cliffs Natural Area (1.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Leland, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
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Conserved land
21%
19,273 of 93,163 acres
Trails
42 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi · 40 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
15
11,026 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
1.5 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 1.5 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.
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Conserved land, trails & bike routes
🏖️ South Beach 🏖️ Unnamed beach 🏖️ Unnamed beach 🏖️ Unnamed beach 🏖️ Unnamed beach 🏖️ Unnamed beach in Bartholomew Park 🏖️ Unnamed beach 🛝 Unnamed playground in Grove Park 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛶 Unnamed boat launch 🛶 Unnamed boat launch 🛶 Unnamed boat launch 🛶 Unnamed boat launch 🛶 Unnamed boat launch 🛶 Unnamed boat launch in John G. Suelzer East Leland Memorial Park 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Whaleback Natural Area 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Clay Cliffs Natural Area 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Houdek Dunes Natural Area ⛰️ Old Baldy Hill 🏕️ Unnamed campground in Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness 1 2 3 4 5
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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 Wilderness Managed by National Park Service
14,350 acres31.5 mi of trail
North Manitou Island Main Trails Potholes Trail Trail to Stormer Place Campground Trail Trail to Artesian Well
🐕 Dogs usually limitedNational parks restrict dogs on most trails. Check posted rules
No trailhead mapped yet Show on map
2 Houdek Dunes Natural Area Managed by Leelanau Conservany
326 acres4 mi of trail
Forest Trail Houdek Loop Trail Ridge Line Trail Crossover Trail Houdek Creek Trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
3 Clay Cliffs Natural Area Managed by Leelanau Conservancy
113 acres1.5 mi of trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
4 Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Managed by National Park Service
17,847 acres1.3 mi of trail
Cottage Row North Manitou Island Main Trails
🐕 Dogs usually limitedNational parks restrict dogs on most trails. Check posted rules
No trailhead mapped yet Show on map
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5 Whaleback Natural Area Managed by Leelanau Conservancy
36 acres0.8 mi of trail
Manitout Lookout Loop Birch Valley Loop Glacial Hill Trail Bluff Edge Trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet Show on map
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All 15 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 15 parks & preserves
🌲 Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness 14,350 acres · 31.5 mi of trail · National Park Service
🌲 Houdek Dunes Natural Area 326 acres · 4 mi of trail · Leelanau Conservany
🌲 Clay Cliffs Natural Area 113 acres · 1.5 mi of trail · Leelanau Conservancy
🌲 Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore 17,847 acres · 1.3 mi of trail · National Park Service
🌲 Whaleback Natural Area 36 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · Leelanau Conservancy
🌲 Narrows Natural Area 63 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Leelanau Convervancy
🌳 Leland Village Green 1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Leelanau Conservancy
🌲 Manitou Passage Underwater Preserve 12,630 acres · Michigan Department of Natural Resources
🌳 Provemont Pond Recreation Area 76 acres · Township of Leland
🌳 Hancock Recreation Area 16 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Beaches in Leland Show all on map
🏖️ Unnamed beach in Bartholomew Park
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 21.9 mi
Showing 1–10 of 13 trails
North Manitou Island Main Trails 4.5 mi Forest Trail 1.2 mi Potholes Trail 0.9 mi Houdek Loop Trail 0.8 mi Ridge Line Trail 0.7 mi Glacial Hill Trail 0.5 mi Trail to Stormer Place 0.4 mi Manitout Lookout Loop 0.3 mi Cottage Row 0.3 mi Birch Valley Loop 0.3 mi Water
Lakes & rivers
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Who protects the land
19,273 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
National Park Service
17,695 ac USDA easements (NRCS)
751 ac Land trusts & nonprofits
620 ac Other or Unknown Local Government
1 ac Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 4,401 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 2 of 26 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
Painted or protected bike lanes 0.0 mi Off-road bike paths 1.5 mi Shoulders & shared lanes 0.0 mi
Courts & fields Tennis 12 Pickleball 4 Baseball 3 Beach volleyball 1 Soccer 1 Basketball 1 Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Leland
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Lakeshore or Seashore 14,058 ac Conservation Easement 3,646 ac Agricultural Easement 773 ac Private Conservation 486 ac Local Park 123 ac
Showing 1–10 of 13 places
Place Managed by Acres Public access
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore National Lakeshore or Seashore National Park Service 14,058 Open Houdek Dunes Natural Area Private Conservation Land trusts & nonprofits 380 Open Clay Cliffs Natural Area Private Conservation Land trusts & nonprofits 122 Open Provemont Pond Park Local Park Town or city 100 Open Leland Country Club Private Park Private owners 88 Restricted Leugers at the Narrows Natural Area Private Conservation Land trusts & nonprofits 64 Open Whaleback Natural Area Private Conservation Land trusts & nonprofits 37 Open Hancock Field Local Park Town or city 15 Open St. Marys Park Local Park Town or city 4 Open Schneiders Beach Park Local Park Town or city 1 Open
History
Historic places to visit
🏛️ Crescent Dock In Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore · Ruins
🏛️ Leland Historical District (Fishtown) Plaque · 1977
🏛️ Paul Maleski's place In Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness · Ruins
🏛️ Stormer Camp In Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness · Ruins
🏛️ Stormer Place In Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness · Ruins
🪦 Beechwood Cemetery Cemetery
🪦 East Leland Cemetery Cemetery
🪦 Leland Catholic Cemetery Cemetery
🪦 North Manitou Island Cemetery Cemetery
Nearby
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Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Leland'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 55-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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