1
Old Mission State Park
Managed by Peninsula Township
667 acres13.2 mi of trail
Old Mission LoopInner TrailAccess TrailConnector TrailOld Murray Road Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Peninsula
Peninsula, MI parks, trails & bike paths
About 16% of Peninsula is conserved land, roughly 3,243 acres. There are about 33 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Old Mission State Park (13.2 mi), Power Island Wilderness Park (5.8 mi), and Pelizzari Natural Area (2.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Peninsula, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Peninsula outdoors
Conserved land
16%
3,243 of 20,306 acres
Trails
33 mi
1 mi per sq mi · 16 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
31
532 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
Power Island Wilderness Park
Managed by Grand Traverse County Parks and Recreation
202 acres5.8 mi of trail
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
3
Pelizzari Natural Area
Managed by Penninsula Township
63 acres2.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
Pyatt Lake: The Bill Carls Nature Preserve
Managed by Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy
175 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
5
Bowers Harbor Park
Managed by Peninsula Township
77 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
The Bluffs Common Area
Managed by Bluffs Association Inc.
36 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Dougherty Mission House Historic Site
Managed by Penninsula Township
17 acres0.6 mi of trail
Heritage Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trail sign
8
Mission Point Lighthouse Park
Park
7 acres0.6 mi of trail
Old Mission Loop
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 31 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 31 parks & preserves
Old Mission State Park667 acres · 13.2 mi of trail · Peninsula Township
Power Island Wilderness Park202 acres · 5.8 mi of trail · Grand Traverse County Parks and Recreation
Pelizzari Natural Area63 acres · 2.8 mi of trail · Penninsula Township
Pyatt Lake: The Bill Carls Nature Preserve175 acres · 1.5 mi of trail · Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy
Bowers Harbor Park77 acres · 1.5 mi of trail · Peninsula Township
The Bluffs Common Area36 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · Bluffs Association Inc.
Dougherty Mission House Historic Site17 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · Penninsula Township
Mission Point Lighthouse Park7 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Leffingwell Forest Preserve86 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Grand Traverse Bay Underwater Preserve2,704 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Campgrounds in Peninsula
Bassett Island CampgroundFee · In Power Island Wilderness Park · Grand Traverse County
South Beach CampgroundFee · In Power Island Wilderness Park · Grand Traverse County
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 2.6 miHorses 2.6 miUnpaved 26.3 mi
- Old Mission Loop3.6 mi
- Inner Trail2.6 mi
- Access Trail1.2 mi
- Connector Trail0.8 mi
- Old Murray Road Trail0.6 mi
- Heritage Trail0.4 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
3,243 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 2,276 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
- Tennis25
- Baseball3
- Basketball3
- Pickleball1
- Beach volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Peninsula
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Unknown Easement 1,396 acAgricultural Easement 1,053 acState Park 679 acPrivate Conservation 191 acOther Easement 80 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Mission Peninsula State ParkState Park | State parks | 679 | Open |
| Pyatt Lake Nature PreservePrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 153 | Open |
| Leffingwell forest PreserveLocal Conservation Area | Town or city | 78 | Open |
| Brinkman BogPrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 38 | Open |
| Bowers Harbor ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Hasarot Beach ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Archie ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Dougherty Mission HouseIn Dougherty Mission House Historic Site · Building · 1842
Peninsula Township War MemorialIn Old Mission State Park · Monument
Old Mission Point LighthouseIn Mission Point Lighthouse Park
Bowers Harbor CemeteryCemetery
Lakeside CemeteryCemetery
Ogdensburg CemeteryCemetery
Peninsula Township CemeteryCemetery
Saint Josephs CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Peninsula and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peninsula | 16% | 33.2 mi | 31 |
| Traverse City | 3% | 11.6 mi | 32 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Peninsula'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 31.4-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.