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Flat River State Game Area
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
1,009 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Otisco
Otisco, MI parks, trails & bike paths
About 4.9% of Otisco is conserved land, roughly 985 acres. There are about 2.4 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Flat River State Game Area (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Otisco, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Otisco outdoors
Conserved land
4.9%
985 of 20,308 acres
Trails
2.4 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
1
479 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
6.1 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 6.1 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.
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
985 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 paths6.1 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball1
- Beach volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Otisco
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 942 acPrivate Park 41 acLocal Recreation Area 3 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat River State Game AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 942 | Open |
| Ridgeview Golf ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 41 | Restricted |
| Lightning Bend ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Kiddville DamIn Flat River State Game Area · Ruins
Otisco Township CemeteryCemetery
Rest Haven Memorial GardensCemetery
Saint Joseph CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Otisco and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Otisco'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.