1
Cliff Lake Club
Nature preserve
2,015 acres10.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Powell
Powell, MI parks, trails & bike paths
About 22% of Powell is conserved land, roughly 22,306 acres. There are about 253 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Cliff Lake Club (10.9 mi), Copper Country State Forest- Baraga Unit (6.1 mi), and Anne and Cameron Waterman Preserve (2.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Powell, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Powell outdoors
Conserved land
22%
22,306 of 102,971 acres
Trails
253 mi
1.6 mi per sq mi · 16 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
12
named on the map
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
Copper Country State Forest- Baraga Unit
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2,161 acres6.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Anne and Cameron Waterman Preserve
Managed by The Nature Conservancy
1,377 acres2.5 mi of trail
Dogs usually not allowedTypical for Nature Conservancy preserves. Check posted rules
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Mulligan Creek Highlands Reserve
Managed by The Nature Conservancy
273 acres1.8 mi of trail
Dogs usually not allowedTypical for Nature Conservancy preserves. Check posted rules
No trailhead mapped yet
5
Lighthouse Island
Nature preserve
38 acres0.4 mi of trail
North Point Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 12 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 12 parks & preserves
Cliff Lake Club2,015 acres · 10.9 mi of trail
Copper Country State Forest- Baraga Unit2,161 acres · 6.1 mi of trail · Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Anne and Cameron Waterman Preserve1,377 acres · 2.5 mi of trail · The Nature Conservancy
Mulligan Creek Highlands Reserve273 acres · 1.8 mi of trail · The Nature Conservancy
Lighthouse Island38 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Escanaba River State Forest - Gwinn Unit2,670 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Escanaba River State Forest - Gwinn Unit (North)2,670 acres · Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Huron Islands Wilderness125 acres · United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Huron National Wildlife Refuge125 acres
Perkins Park45 acres · County of Marquette
Who protects the land
22,306 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 13 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
- Tennis6
- Baseball1
- Basketball1
- Beach volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Powell and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powell | 21.7% | 252.6 mi | 12 |
| Ishpeming | 1.5% | 94.7 mi | 4 |
| Michigamme | 16.8% | 205.1 mi | 9 |
| Champion | 3.2% | 160.8 mi | 6 |
| Arvon | 17.4% | 276.0 mi | 13 |
| Marquette | 18.7% | 204.6 mi | 13 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Powell'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 71.4-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.