1
Mackinac State Forest - Atlanta Unit
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
5,539 acres4.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Long Rapids
Long Rapids, MI parks, trails & bike paths
About 16% of Long Rapids is conserved land, roughly 5,653 acres. There are about 12 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Mackinac State Forest - Atlanta Unit (4.2 mi) and Stevens Twin Sinks and Bruski Sink Karst Preserve (0.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Long Rapids, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Long Rapids outdoors
Conserved land
16%
5,653 of 34,753 acres
Trails
12 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 4 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
2
named on the map
Bike routes
2.1 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 2.1 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
Stevens Twin Sinks and Bruski Sink Karst Preserve
Managed by Michigan Karst Conservancy
27 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
5,653 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 4 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 paths2.1 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Long Rapids
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 5,640 acLocal Park 8 acConservation Easement 4 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta State Forest AreaState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 5,612 | Open |
| MNRTF Parcel 13State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 28 | Restricted |
| Long Rapids County ParkLocal Park | County | 8 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Leer Lutheran Church CemeteryCemetery
Long Rapids CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Long Rapids and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Rapids | 16.3% | 11.9 mi | 2 |
| Maple Ridge | 13.8% | 12.9 mi | 2 |
| Wellington | 23.4% | 21.0 mi | 1 |
| Posen | 2.5% | 3.5 mi | 3 |
| Wilson | 15.6% | 28.4 mi | 3 |
| Green | 3.1% | 19.0 mi | 4 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Long Rapids'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 24.3-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.