1
Mackinac State Forest - Atlanta Unit
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
4,569 acres4.5 mi of trail
Lancaster Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Maple Ridge
Maple Ridge, MI parks, trails & bike paths
About 14% of Maple Ridge is conserved land, roughly 4,734 acres. There are about 13 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Mackinac State Forest - Atlanta Unit (4.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Maple Ridge, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Maple Ridge outdoors
Conserved land
14%
4,734 of 34,212 acres
Trails
13 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 5 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
2
3,066 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
8.3 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 8.3 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
Maple Ridge Township Park
Managed by Maple Ridge Township
43 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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 Maple Ridge
Lake Winyah East Boat Launch
Unnamed boat launch
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 8.7 mi
- Lancaster Trail2.0 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
4,734 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths8.3 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Basketball2
- Tennis2
- Softball1
- Beach volleyball1
- Baseball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Maple Ridge
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 4,689 acLocal Park 45 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta State Forest AreaState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 4,601 | Open |
| MNRTF ParcelState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 88 | Restricted |
| Maple Ridge County ParkLocal Park | County | 45 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Pilgrims Rest CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Maple Ridge and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Ridge | 13.8% | 12.9 mi | 2 |
| Long Rapids | 16.3% | 11.9 mi | 2 |
| Alpena | 16.8% | 91.4 mi | 14 |
| Wilson | 15.6% | 28.4 mi | 3 |
| Krakow | 26.1% | 30.7 mi | 6 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Maple Ridge'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-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.