1
Huron National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
29,483 acres105.4 mi of trail
Shore to Shore TrailHuron ORV TrailHuron ORV, Sand Lake SpurHuron ORV Sand Lake SpurForest Road 2160
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Plainfield
Plainfield, MI parks, trails & bike paths
About 45% of Plainfield is conserved land, roughly 30,434 acres. There are about 128 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Huron National Forest (105.4 mi) and Loon Lake Nature Park (0.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Plainfield, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Plainfield outdoors
Conserved land
45%
30,434 of 68,372 acres
Trails
128 mi
1.2 mi per sq mi · 107 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
7
9,077 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
Loon Lake Nature Park
Managed by Plainfield Township
136 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Westgate Overlook
Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Long Lake Park and Boat Launch
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
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 Plainfield
Long Lake Boat Launch
Round Lake Boat Launch
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 5.0 miHorses 14.3 miUnpaved 15.2 mi
Showing 1–10 of 25 trails
- Shore to Shore Trail8.6 mi
- Huron ORV Trail5.7 mi
- Forest Road 21602.8 mi
- Huron ORV, Sand Lake Spur2.3 mi
- Huron ORV Sand Lake Spur2.2 mi
- Forest Road 21611.7 mi
- Iargo Trail1.5 mi
- Tower Trail1.2 mi
- Kerr Trail1.1 mi
- Iosco SMT DNR 61.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Showing 1–10 of 26 places
Alice LakelakeCatherine LakelakeChain LakeslakeEsmond LakelakeGrassy LakepondGuilford LakelakeHale LakelakeHoppy LakelakeIndian LakelakeJose Lakelake
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
30,434 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 233 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
- Football2
- Tennis1
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Plainfield
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Forest 29,499 acPrivate Recreation or Education 443 acUnknown Easement 233 acPrivate Park 124 acLocal Recreation Area 72 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huron National ForestNational Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 29,499 | Open |
| Michigan Lutheran ChurchPrivate Recreation or Education | Private owners | 368 | Open |
| Wicker Hills Country ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 124 | Restricted |
| Oak Ridge LodgePrivate Recreation or Education | Private owners | 75 | Open |
| City of Hygeia ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 55 | Open |
| Iosco Agricultural SocietyLocal Recreation Area | County | 41 | Restricted |
| Iosco FairgroundsLocal Recreation Area | County | 31 | Restricted |
| Plainfield Township ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Plainfield ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Hale CemeteryCemetery
Thompson CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Plainfield and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Plainfield'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 38.6-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.