1
Tory's Woods Preserve
Managed by Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy
207 acres2.2 mi of trail
Northern TrailSouthern TrailGrosbeck TrailMiddle Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Onota
Onota, MI parks, trails & bike paths
About 27% of Onota is conserved land, roughly 17,916 acres. There are about 78 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Tory's Woods Preserve (2.2 mi), Escanaba River State Forest - Gwinn Unit (South) (1.3 mi), and Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park (1.1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Onota, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Onota outdoors
Conserved land
27%
17,916 of 65,829 acres
Trails
78 mi
0.8 mi per sq mi · 33 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
8
named on the map
Bike routes
13.1 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 13.1 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
Escanaba River State Forest - Gwinn Unit (South)
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
785 acres1.3 mi of trail
North Country Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
438 acres1.1 mi of trail
North Country Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
4
Harry and Hattie Handford Memorial Nature Sanctuary
Managed by Michigan Nature Association
43 acres0.3 mi of trail
Mallette Point Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
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 Onota
Au Train Bay Boat Launch
John H. Hammer Public Access
Unnamed boat launch
Unnamed boat launch
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 1.4 miUnpaved 19.5 mi
Showing 1–10 of 14 trails
- North Country Trail9.3 mi
- County Road 3392.2 mi
- Mallette Point Trail1.5 mi
- Old M-281.4 mi
- Northern Trail1.0 mi
- County Road 4570.9 mi
- FS 25990.8 mi
- County Road 4070.7 mi
- Southern Trail0.5 mi
- Grosbeck Trail0.5 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Showing 1–10 of 13 places
Coots PondDeer LakelakeGinpole LakeHowe LakeLaughing Whitefish LakelakeSand LakelakeSilver LakeSpirit LakeEast Branch Sand RiverLaughing Whitefish River
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
17,916 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 26 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 paths13.1 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Onota
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Forest 14,782 acPrivate Conservation 2,209 acState Park 441 acPrivate Recreation or Education 317 acState Conservation Area 156 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiawatha National ForestNational Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 14,782 | Open |
| Laughing Whitefish LakePrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1,693 | Open |
| Laughing Whitefish Falls State ParkState Park | State parks | 441 | Open |
| Michigan State UniversityPrivate Recreation or Education | Other state land | 317 | Open |
| Barbara L. Piper PreservePrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 242 | Restricted |
| Tory's Woods Conservation PreservePrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 234 | Restricted |
| MNRTF Parcel 82State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 156 | Restricted |
| Handford MemorialPrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 40 | Open |
| TownshipLocal Conservation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Deerton CemeteryCemetery
Trudell's GravesCemetery
Nearby
Onota and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onota | 27.2% | 78.0 mi | 8 |
| Rock River | 17.4% | 34.8 mi | 6 |
| Chocolay | 2.9% | 53.5 mi | 7 |
| Au Train | 52.3% | 270.2 mi | 3 |
| Skandia | 12.8% | 19.1 mi | 2 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Onota'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 36.4-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.