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Spirit Springs Sanctuary
Managed by Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy
125 acres2.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors · Marcellus
Marcellus, MI parks, trails & bike paths
About 2.6% of Marcellus is conserved land, roughly 572 acres. There are about 2.6 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Spirit Springs Sanctuary (2.1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Marcellus, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Marcellus outdoors
Conserved land
2.6%
572 of 22,177 acres
Trails
2.6 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
5
263 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
VFW
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Fish Lake Boating Access Site
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Hemlock Lake Public Access
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1 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 Marcellus
Fish Lake Boat Launch
Hemlock Lake Boat LaunchIn Hemlock Lake Public Access
Water
Lakes & rivers
Showing 1–10 of 14 places
Cranberry LakelakeFish LakelakeFishing SpotpondGoff LakeslakeHemlock LakeHuyck LakelakeMiller LakelakeMud LakeOtter LakelakePickerel Lakepond
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
572 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 49 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
- Baseball4
- Soccer1
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Marcellus
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Private Conservation 522 acConservation Easement 244 acLocal Park 1 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamarack SwampPrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 398 | Restricted |
| Spirit SpringsPrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 124 | Open |
| Lions Club ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Nearby
Marcellus and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Marcellus'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.